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Sabina Mammadli read more No cases of XBB.1.5 subvariant of Omicron have yet been detected
in Azerbaijan, Health Ministry expert Tayyar Eyvazov said.
He made the remark in response to questions about respiratory
viral infections, received by the ministry's social media
accounts.
The expert pointed out that although the new subvariant of
omicron proceeds in a milder form, citizens who are at risk should
be especially careful and should minimize contacts as much as
possible and undergo full vaccination.
“For almost three years now, the coronavirus infection
(COVID-19) pandemic has been ongoing worldwide. Despite a relative
decrease in the number of new infections and deaths in most
countries of the world, international experts believe that the
pandemic is still a global problem. The main reason is that the
virus is constantly mutating and changing, that is, it acquires
characteristics which are different from previous variants,” he
noted.
Eyvazov stressed that according to epidemiological patterns, the
new variant of the virus is more tenacious and can spread faster
than the previous ones, however, its pathogenicity decreases.
“We clearly see this in the example of the Omicron variant.
However, exceptions are possible, and the once-dominant Delta
variant confirms this. Over the past year, the Omicron variant
appeared, and this variant of the virus spread faster in the above
manner, causing a large number of infections in a short period of
time, which led to the formation of mass immunity,” he
emphasized.
According to the expert, Omicron XBB.1.5 has already been
identified in nearly 30 countries around the world.
Eyvazov noted that the public has adopted new behavior such as
minimizing contact, wearing a mask in enclosed spaces and public
transport, observing the rules of hand and respiratory hygiene,
regular ventilation of premises, as well as a healthy lifestyle and
proper nutrition over the last three years.
“People wishing to protect themselves and their family members
from respiratory viral infections at home must ensure timely
isolation and treatment of an infected family member. The frequent
airing of rooms and minimizing contact with the infected person is
very important,” Eyvazov stressed.
The expert also recommended the complete exclusion of contact of
the infected person with children, pregnant women, seniors, and
people with severe chronic diseases, to regularly disinfect
surfaces that the infected person touches with antiseptic agents,
and if complications occur, it's necessary to immediately consult a
doctor.
“As mentioned earlier, persons at risk should be under strict
medical supervision from the first day of the disease in order to
timely identify and treat possible complications,” he said.
He concluded by noting that everyone can protect themselves and
their loved ones from these diseases and their unfavorable course
following these recommendations can protect ourselves and our loved
ones.
On February 28, 2020, the country confirmed its first COVID-19
case. On March 25, the country implemented a special quarantine
mode and implemented a number of measures to combat COVID-19 in the
country.
Vaccination has been carried out in Azerbaijan since January 18,
2021, and it is still being carried out successfully. The
epidemiological situation in Azerbaijan remains stable due to the
active participation of the population in vaccination. The
nationwide vaccination is free and voluntary, and it is in
accordance with the 'Vaccination Strategy Against COVID-19 in
Azerbaijan for 2021-2022'.
The country began vaccinating citizens with China's Sinovac on
January 18, AstraZeneca's Vaxzevria vaccine on May 3, Russia's
Sputnik V on May 18, and Pfizer from the United States on June 7.
From May 10, the country began offering COVID-19 vaccination to
citizens over the age of 18.
Later on, Azerbaijan began issuing vaccination exemption
certificates to citizens, who have contraindications to coronavirus
vaccines approved for use in the country.
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