Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday 22/8/2023 that it had detected the country’s first two confirmed cases of the new fast-spreading COVID-19 variant EG.5.2, unofficially nicknamed “Eris."
The two cases are suffering from mild symptoms and are showing signs of recovery, the ministry affirmed in a statement.
“The test results from monitoring centres for cases of influenza-like illnesses, acute respiratory diseases and pneumonia confirm two positive cases of the sublineage of the Omicron variant of COVID-19,” the ministry said.
Source: State Information Service Egypt