What we know about the Covid variant EG.5 dubbed 'Eris'

What we know about the Covid variant EG.5 dubbed 'Eris' The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new sub-variant of Covid called EG.5 - unofficially named "Eris" - a variant of interest and is asking countries to monitor it as cases grow globally.

But the organisation says it poses a low risk to public health, with no evidence that it causes more severe disease than other variants circulating at the moment. BBC News