WHO classifies EG.5 as COVID-19 variant of interest
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/who-classifies-eg-5-as-covid-19-variant-of-interest-1.6512001
* World Health Organization classified EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in U.S., China as "variant of interest"
* fast-spreading variant, most prevalent in the U.S.: 17% of cases
* does not seem to pose more of threat to public health than other variants
* COVID-19 killed 6.9 million people globally; 768 million confirmed cases
* WHO declared COVID-19 pandemic 2020-03; ended global emergency 2023-05