It is the dominant BA. 5 variant of the omicron virus which now makes many people sick in a few hours. – You should not be surprised if you notice symptoms a day after you have been in contact with someone who has covid-19. It can also take longer, and four or five days for some, but more and more people report that they notice already the day after that they are starting to get sick, says assistant director of health Espen Rostrup Nakstad. The explanation that this variant so quickly produces disease symptoms is that it has developed new properties, says Nakstad. Several people now find that the rapid test comes out positive the day after they have been with someone who has covid-19. Photo: Simon Skjelvik Brandseth / news – The virus has changed throughout the pandemic, and developed properties that are beneficial to the virus. Especially the thing about getting into the cells at the mucous membranes in the respiratory tract, it looks like the virus has gotten better and better at that. He points out that if we do not have enough antibodies in the body to prevent the virus from getting in and copying itself, more virus particles will succeed earlier, and we will receive an infectious dose at an earlier time. That is, such a large amount of virus particles are needed for us to become infected. Declining now, may increase later The wave of infections we have had this summer is now decreasing, according to the Directorate of Health. But it can be a short-lived joy. Because with autumn comes more respiratory infections and we are more together at work, school and nurseries than in the summer. – We probably think that there will be an increase in infections in the autumn as we are closer to each other. So we are very uncertain about how big that wave will be and what consequences it will have. We hope that an offer of a booster dose of vaccine for those over 65 will mean that there are few hospital admissions beyond the autumn, it is very important that we succeed in that, says Espen Nakstad. What is also uncertain is whether there will be new virus variants with new properties. – We must be prepared that completely new virus variants may appear, and that the effect of the vaccines requires that completely new vaccines come in the long term as well. People wear masks in New Delhi on Thursday, August 11. The authorities have re-introduced the order to wear masks after new virus outbreaks. Photo: Altaf Qadri / AP – It’s not over Out on the streets in Oslo, people are busy not thinking about the infection. They have had more than enough after two years of a pandemic, and would rather enjoy the summer sun. Gunn Marit Aabel would rather think about sun and summer than viruses, but she knows a young woman who is very ill from covid-19. Photo: Lars Håkon Pedersen / news – I can’t bear to follow that much, and it’s summer and we’re enjoying ourselves, says Gunn Marit Aabel. But she knows someone who is now quite unwell with covid-19. – Yes, the daughter of a good friend is very unwell and has contracted bilateral pneumonia. Young, fit girl of 25, so it’s very special. It’s not over.. – It’s not over, it’s completely clear. We can only hope that it works out slowly but surely, she says.
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– Many people become ill already the day after they are infected by the coronavirus – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
