Angelique Coetzee, a doctor of 30 years who heads the Medical Association of South Africa (SAMA), announced that she has discovered a new strain of the virus after COVID-19 patients showed strange symptoms in her private practice in Pretoria. Coetzee made history as the first doctor to detect the new variant and warn about it.
”THEY DID NOT EXPERIENCE LOSS OF ODOR AND TASTE”
Speaking to British newspaper The Telegraph, Angelique Coetzee said: “A family of four was admitted to the hospital with various symptoms, including extreme fatigue. “His symptoms were very different and very mild from what I had treated before,” he said. On the other hand, said that 24 more omicron variants were seen in Coetzee, “None of the infected people lost their sense of smell or taste, and most of them consisted of young male patients. About half of them were unvaccinated,” he said.
“For a day or two, sore muscles and fatigue have been a sign of symptoms. So far, we have found that those who have been infected have experienced no loss of taste or smell. No obvious symptoms other than a mild cough. Some of those infected are currently being treated at home,” Coetzee told the newspaper. said.
“HIGH TEMPERATURE AND PULSE”
Expressing that a 6-year-old patient had a fever and a very high pulse, Angelique said, “I thought I should hospitalize him, but two days later I saw that he was fine.
He had a fever and a very high pulse, and I wondered if I should accept him. But when I followed up two days later, it was much better,” he said.
‘THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO Worry about…’
Coetzee emphasized that all his patients are healthy, but stated that elderly or unvaccinated patients with problems such as diabetes or heart disease may be affected by the omicron variant. “What we have to worry about right now is transmission of the new variant to older, unvaccinated people. If they’re not vaccinated, the effects of the disease could be very different,” says Coetzee.