Overview

• Ireland logged 481 new cases last week, up from 425, with health officials attributing about 73% of confirmed infections to XFG.
• Dublin reported 110 new cases, with Cork at 55 and Limerick at 47, according to HPSC figures cited in local reports.
• UK indicators show growth too, with UKHSA reporting a 7.1% week-on-week rise in England by September 3 and earlier data placing XFG lineages near 40% of cases.
• Reports also point to a rise in infections in the United States linked to the same lineage.
• Clinicians describe early hoarseness and sore throat along with more nausea, vomiting, bloating and reflux, and advise handwashing, better ventilation, masks in crowds, and staying home when ill.