A health expert has urged the public to keep their face masks on because of the threat posed by new and emerging Omicron subvariants that can be transmitted in “superspreader” events like the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. | JeromeAningINQ /PDI
For those going to potential “superspreader” events, Solante said that masks could protect them from other infections such as influenza, adenovirus and respiratory syncytial virus whose mode of transmission was the same as COVID-19 or through respiratory secretions and close contact.
He noted the spread in China of the BF.7 subvariant and other Omicron subvariants that were found to be highly transmissible with the possibility of evading the immune system. “That means a lot, because if you have that rapid increase of cases, the infection rate is high and, in terms of transmissibility, the XBB.1.5 has an advantage,” he said. “That is why we are monitoring the behavior of XBB.1.5 [and] it is expected that the countries which reported its presence will also have an increase in the cases.”Aside from the United States, other countries where the XBB.1.5 has been detected include the United Kingdom, India, Singapore and South Korea.Solante said the XBB.
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