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New coronavirus variants continue to spread. Rising infections and reported deaths in neighboring Iran have raised concerns about the region’s epidemiological situation. Reports suggest that new subvariants may spread faster than earlier ones. Could this situation also signal a risk for Azerbaijan?
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports, citing Khazar Khabar, that health expert and Doctor of Medical Sciences Adil Geybulla said the virus remained in circulation and infections continued despite the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the expert, coronavirus is an RNA virus and continues to mutate. In his view, the spread of the virus in Iran does not mean there are no cases in Azerbaijan.
Geybulla said the possibility of infection spreading from neighboring countries should also be taken into account.
Physician Gulnar Guliyeva said coronavirus was still being detected in tests, albeit in small numbers. Although the virus’s transmission mechanism and clinical features are now known, that does not mean the threat has been eliminated entirely, she said.
The doctor urged older people and those with weakened immune systems to take precautions and protect themselves from infection.
Experts say various mutations of the Omicron strain of coronavirus continue to spread. Regardless of which country an airborne infection is spreading in, it may be transmitted to other countries. For this reason, rising infections in neighboring states make it important to monitor the epidemiological situation.
