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Fake COVID-19 circular ‘did not come from BVI Gov’t’- Dr Ronald E. Georges

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronal E. Georges has warned against a fake circular on an XBB variant of the COVID-19, where persons have been advised to wear a mask over an alleged new variant of the COVID-Omicron XBB considered deadly and not easy to detect correctly. Photo: Team of Reporters
'The original WhatsApp message clearly did not come from any BVI Government entity or any Governmental entity for that matter,' Dr Ronald E. Geroges told Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) in an invited comment indicating that the message is misinformation.
'The original WhatsApp message clearly did not come from any BVI Government entity or any Governmental entity for that matter,' Dr Ronald E. Geroges told Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) in an invited comment indicating that the message is misinformation.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronald E. Georges has advised against a fake circular on an XBB variant of the COVID-19 virus, where persons have been advised to wear a mask over an alleged new variant of the COVID-Omicron XBB considered deadly and not easy to detect correctly.

The fake circular claimed that COVID-Omicron XBB is 5 times more virulent than the Delta variant and has a higher mortality rate than it. It also claimed that this strain of the virus is not found in the nasopharyngeal region and directly affects the lungs for a relatively short period of time. It said several patients diagnosed with Covid-Omicron XBB were classified as afebrile and pain-free, but x-rays showed mild chest pneumonia.

“The original WhatsApp message clearly did not come from any BVI Government entity or any Governmental entity for that matter,” Dr Georges told Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) in an invited comment and indicated that the message is misinformation.

Internationally, India’s Health Ministry has also called misinformation, the circular on the alleged coronavirus variant and labeled it as "fake" and "misleading."

Omicron sub-variant BF.7 fueling China's cases 

Currently, the Omicron sub-variant BF.7 is the COVID strain driving China's current surge of cases and this has since fueled some misinformation spreading on the internet leading to the Indian Ministry of Health taking to Twitter to debunk the particular message about the Covid XBB variant.

Currently, the BF.7 is a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant BA.5, and has the strongest infection ability since it is highly transmissible, has a shorter incubation period, and has a higher capacity to cause reinfection or infect even those vaccinated, news agency PTI reported.

The high degree of spread in Chinese cities - including the capital city of Beijing - is also being attributed to a "low level of immunity", possibly due to previous infections.

10 Responses to “Fake COVID-19 circular ‘did not come from BVI Gov’t’- Dr Ronald E. Georges”

  • Shepard (05/01/2023, 13:31) Like (6) Dislike (2) Reply
    Them sheep was done in line to follow the rest getting heart attacks and dropping
  • Marla (05/01/2023, 13:42) Like (12) Dislike (2) Reply
    I will never understand the type of mind that can just sit and concoct such malicious, treacherous and deceptive media. What is the end result?
  • Strups (05/01/2023, 14:07) Like (9) Dislike (1) Reply
    Anyone who takes medical advise from a whatsapp meme is an idiot and deserves whatever they get
  • Really (05/01/2023, 14:50) Like (5) Dislike (20) Reply
    Wake up people. It's going to be mandatory again and the man made viruses are all in the vaccines
  • Just saying (05/01/2023, 16:40) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    This came from the ndp engine room
  • There’s a link there click here to see where it came fromm (05/01/2023, 17:24) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-covid-xbb-idUSL1N3271RH
  • See (05/01/2023, 17:25) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Not only fake but stale news

    https://www.facebook.com/george.berris/posts/singapore-news-everyone-is-advised-to-wear-a-mask-because-the-new-covid-omicron-/8997956236896951/
  • one eye (05/01/2023, 18:22) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Mask again oh no!!!
  • god is watching (06/01/2023, 07:06) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    It is what they are planning. Wait for it, but God is watching.
  • So (06/01/2023, 10:15) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    Fake or not that variant is very much active and we should be preparing and be proactive. Here they will wait until the thing hit the rood before telling the community anything. So in my opinion they helped to open the eyes and make the community more aware.


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