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Covid alarm in Albania, doctors: Emergency rooms are being overcrowded

2025-09-23 10:47:46Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Covid alarm in Albania, doctors: Emergency rooms are being overcrowded
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"I've had flu symptoms for a week, but while I was waiting to get better, on the third day I became worse and had difficulty breathing, which made me think I had Covid and not the flu. My 2-year-old son first got the virus, then my husband and now I. I've had a temperature of 40 for 3 days and I've been forced to take serum," Sonila, 34, from Tirana, tells Gazetasi.al.

She says she has not been tested and has considered treating the virus at home, but the lack of therapy and medical consultation has worsened her condition.

COVID-19 continues to change, and so do its variants.
The XFG variant, more commonly known as Stratus, is the latest mutation of the COVID-19 virus that has been spreading rapidly across the country for several weeks.

The cases are of all ages, which has caused hospital emergency rooms to be overwhelmed.

General practitioners in health centers have been facing an influx of patients for weeks who present with symptoms of seasonal flu, but which are not the flu since the official season begins in November.

Stratus, a variant of Covid-19, has affected almost every age group, from children to the elderly, making the latter more severe, especially due to high fever and lung involvement.

Stratus is a newer form of the COVID-19 virus that was first detected in January 2025 in Southeast Asia.

By June, the variant had spread to 38 countries, leading the World Health Organization (WHO) to designate Stratus as a "SARS-CoV-2 variant under monitoring."

"WHO is carefully monitoring the variant to learn more about how it works and what it could mean for our health," public health experts say.

According to them, many symptoms of the Stratus 2025 mutation are like previous versions of COVID-19.

The most common symptoms include:

Persistent and dry cough

fatigue

fever

Some people may also notice:

panting

Chest tightness

Headaches and body aches

Nausea or loss of appetite

How does Stratus differ from other COVID variants like Nimbus?

In the US, COVID-19 cases have been on the rise throughout the summer, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

News reports have linked two recent variants, Nimbus (NB.1.8.1) and Stratus as the causes.

Nimbus is highly infectious due to its strong ability to bind to human cells and is sometimes associated with a severe sore throat.

Stratus exhibits “additional immune evasion” over Nimbus, according to the WHO. That is, this latter variant has developed a slightly better ability to avoid recognition and attack by the immune system.

This can make it harder for the body to fight the virus, especially if someone has not been vaccinated or previously infected.

Doctors recommend that if you are infected with COVID Stratus, isolation for at least five days after the onset of symptoms is important to protect those around you.

While most people with COVID-19 can recover safely at home, there are times when seeking medical care is important.

According to doctors, you need to go to the emergency room when you have chest pain, persistent tightness that doesn't go away, feelings of dizziness, confusion or trouble staying awake, signs of severe dehydration, and difficulty breathing that feels severe or is getting worse.


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