[The Epoch Times, 6 gennaio 2023](Collected and reported by Epoch Times reporter Tianrui Sydney, Australia) Highly contagious newskind of virusesXBB.1.5 has entered Australia, causing a small number of people to become infected. Experts say you don’t need to worry too much about the new variety.
XBB.1.5 is a subtype of Omicronkind of viruseswhich is currently spreading rapidly in the United States, has been described by the World Health Organization as the most contagious variant strain detected to date, but there is no evidence that this new strain can cause more severe symptoms.
As of January 3, 8 cases of XBB.1.5 infection have been detected in Australia, representing less than 1% of the total number of infected cases.
Cases of XBB.1.5 infection have been reported in at least 25 countries, and the strain has become dominant in the United States, but remains rare in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Hassan Vally, associate professor of epidemiology at Deakin University, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that there is no need to worry too much about XBB at this stage.1.5 With high levels of immunity acquired from previous infections and vaccines, a bad case is unlikely . ◇
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