New Covid Variant ‘Eris’ likely to be in Gibraltar

A new variant, called ‘Eris’ has been discovered, and is said to be as fast-spreading as Omicron, as it is a descendant of the latter, although it does not appear to cause significant illness. It was first classified as a variant in the UK at the end of July, and currently accounts for one in ten Covid cases there.
Getting a positive Covid test now might seem like no big deal to some people, as there is now no need to self-isolate, but health officials are urging those with Covid to be careful, and take care if they do receive a positive test.
Dr Helen Carter, Director of Public Health told PANORAMA that as they are only testing a small amount of individuals now, they do have underreporting and under testing of positive cases.

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