The first case with the XBB.1.5 variant of the coronavirus has been confirmed in Montenegro. This news was announced by the Institute of Public Health.
"XBB.1.5. is a new omicron subvariant created by combining two other subvariants of this type. It was recorded for the first time in October in the United States of America, where it is currently circulating. The European countries that have so far reported cases of infection with the XBB.1.5 subvariant are the United Kingdom, Denmark, France, Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Iceland, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Portugal," the announcement of the Institute of Health states. Public.
Thus, Montenegro has also joined the list of countries where this mutation has been registered.
Health authorities in Montenegro urge citizens to be vaccinated and receive their booster dose of the bivalent vaccine at the recommended intervals because "those who are properly vaccinated have a milder clinical picture and a more favorable outcome of the disease ", the announcement states.