Experts urge increased monitoring as new COVID-19 variant spreads

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The Federal Government on Saturday said the new EG.5 and BA.2.86, subvariants of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, had not been

WHO designated BA.2.86 as a ‘variant under monitoring’ due to the large number of mutations it carries.

Meanwhile, virologists in the country have called on government at all levels to intensify surveillance and awareness in the country, especially at the grassroots level. “We also suggest that government at all levels, including the local government areas, should ensure that they create awareness so people will be informed that COVID-19 has come to stay.

 

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