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The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the variant, EG.5 or Eris, a variant of interest but added there was no need for alarm yet.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new sub-variant of Omicron, BA.X.BA.2.86, as a "variant under monitoring" (VUM) due to the large number of mutations it contains. The sub-variant has been detected in just five cases in Denmark, Israel, the UK and the USA; nonetheless, concerns have been raised over its large mutations, potentially exacerbating fears of further Covid-19 cases.

Amazon’s online pharmacy aims to improve access and price transparency for insulin; cases of the COVID-19 Eris variant are increasing globally; the Department of Justice (DOJ) responds to pushbacks of Medicare's drug price negotiation program from the Chamber of Commerce (COC).

Egypt is yet to receive a reported case of the coronavirus’s new EG.5 variant, confirmed Ministry of Health and Population spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar in an interview with Ahram Online on 14 August. Abdel Ghaffar’s statement means that Egypt is not on the list of 51 countries already reporting cases of the new variant –

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) warns that the new COVID-19 variant, EG.5, is likely to cause severe symptoms for the immune-compromised and older people who are not vaccinated, even though it has been declared as non-severe.