WHO classifies EG.5 as Covid-19 ‘variant of interest’

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WHO classifies EG.5 as Covid-19 ‘variant of interest’
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday classified the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and China as a 'variant of interest' but said it did not seem to pose more of a threat to public health than other variants.

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