Ministry of Health: Not a single case of new strain of coronavirus has been confirmed in Georgia

The National Center for Disease Control and Public Health has not confirmed a single case of the new strain of coronavirus EG.5 in Georgia.

The Ministry Health disseminates information about this.

According to them, only the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health conducts laboratory supervision of new strains of the virus.

"Only the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health has the ability to confirm new strains of the virus, and they have not released information about the confirmation of a new strain.

The center continues to actively monitor the spread of circulating strains of Covid-19, as well as other viruses, in the country.

According to the World Health Organization, the EG.5 strain of the coronavirus does not cause symptoms different from the currently spread "Omicron" strain, or the development of severe disease. Thus, it does not require a different response and is managed by standard protocols," the Ministry reports.