{"id":33958,"date":"2022-04-06T12:15:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T10:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=33958"},"modified":"2022-04-06T12:18:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T10:18:10","slug":"doctor-rules-out-new-covid-19-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/doctor-rules-out-new-covid-19-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor rules out new COVID-19 wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The head of the Microbiology Lab Dr. Andi Koraqi ruled out the chances of a new COVID-19 wave in Albania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not expecting a new wave of outbreaks due to the BA1 and BA2 Omicron strains, given that they are very similar. It\u2019s not a new variant. Those who had BA1 are protected from BA2. Therefore, experts believe that there won\u2019t be a new wave\u201d, the doctor said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Koraqi asserted in an interview for Euronews Albania that although the new strains tend to be more highly transmittable, the virus has not gotten more aggressive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnlike Delta, Omicron has mild symptoms. The BA2 variant is 30% more contagious than BA1, so it might become the dominant strain\u201d, said Dr. Koraqi.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the Experts Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/04\/05\/albania-confirms-presence-of-2-new-omicron-strains\/\"><b>confirmed the presence <\/b><\/a>of two new coronavirus strains in Albania, BA1 and BA2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The head of the Microbiology Lab Dr. Andi Koraqi ruled out the chances of a new COVID-19 wave in Albania. \u201cWe\u2019re not expecting a new wave of outbreaks due to the BA1 and BA2 Omicron strains, given that they are very similar. It\u2019s not a new variant. 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