It does not cause more severe symptoms

Study: The British strain of "Corona" virus is less dangerous than expected

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A study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal showed that the highly contagious mutated strain of the emerging corona virus (Covid-19), which was first discovered in Britain, is less dangerous than expected, and does not cause more severe symptoms in patients who are being treated in hospitals.

The strain, known as B7.1.1, was first detected in Britain late last year, and it became the most common strain in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The study analyzed the data of a group of 496 patients with "Covid-19" who entered British hospitals in November and December of last year, and compared the results between patients with the "B.7.1.1" strain and other strains, and the researchers found no difference in the risk of developing symptoms. Severe, death, or other clinical consequences.

The researchers said in the study: "Our data, which comes within the framework of the real-world study and its limitations, transmits initial reassurance that the severity of symptoms in people with a strain of (B.7.1.1) in hospitals does not differ much from the severity of disease in people with other strains."

According to a separate study published by the medical journal "The Lancet" of Public Health, vaccines will likely be effective against the mutated British strain, given that there is no clear increase in the rate of reinfection with the strain, when compared to non-British strains, and studies have also confirmed previous results stating that the strain BP 7.1.1 is the most contagious.

In addition, the World Health Organization, yesterday, asked the countries of the whole world to suspend the sale of live wild mammals in the food market, due to the great risks of transmitting new infectious diseases to humans.

The organization stressed, in a joint statement with the World Organization for Animal Health and the United Nations Environment Program, that "animals, especially wild animals, are the source of more than 70% of all infectious diseases emerging in humans, and many of them are caused by new viruses."

It is noteworthy that the transmission of "Covid-19" infection to humans from animals is one of the most likely hypotheses that experts commissioned by the United Nations to verify the origin of the virus.

The Corona virus has caused the death of 2 million 947 thousand and 319 people in the world since the outbreak of the epidemic, at the end of the year before last, according to a census conducted by Agence France-Presse according to official sources.

More than 136 million 568 thousand people have been confirmed infected with the virus since its emergence, and the vast majority of those infected have recovered.

The day before yesterday, 8,924 additional deaths and 613,712 thousand new infections were recorded in the world.

According to recent reports, the countries that recorded the highest number of deaths are Brazil, which recorded 1,480 deaths, India with 879 deaths, and Italy 645 deaths.

Yesterday, the authorities in the United States of America recommended to suspend the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for the Corona virus, after the emergence of several cases of blood clots after receiving the vaccine.

The Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Disease Control demanded to stop vaccinating with this vaccine as a precaution, after six women had rare blood clots after receiving the vaccine.

Women, between the ages of 18 and 48, had strokes six to 13 days after receiving the vaccine, and thrombocytopenia, which is a lack of blood platelets, was monitored in three cases, and cases are currently under scrutiny, but the Food and Drug Administration and the CDC recommended Not to use the vaccine until the results are released.

• The World Health Organization confirms that wild animals are the source of 70% of emerging infectious diseases in humans.

• The US authorities recommend a temporary suspension of the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

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