A new variant of Corona appeared in South Africa, know how deadly it is

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A new variant of the corona virus has been detected in South Africa.

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  • Faster infection decisions are expected from new variants of the corona virus.
  • Scientists around the world will now search for new variants for signs of rapid spread.
  • This variant is believed to have developed from an untreated HIV / AIDS patient.

Johannesburg: A new variant of the corona virus has been detected in South Africa, which is expected to make a faster infection decision, and officials confirmed 22 cases related to it on Thursday. Imperial College London virologist Dr Tom Peacock posted details of the new virus variant (b.1.1.529) on his Twitter account earlier this week. After that, scientists are investigating this variant. However, in the UK it is not yet formally classified as a cause for concern.

Scientists around the world will now search for new variants for signs of rapid spread. South Africa’s National Institute of Public Health, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), confirmed that B.1.1529 has been detected in South Africa and 22 cases of B.1.1.529 have been confirmed after genome sequencing.

Professor Adrian Puren, Acting Executive Director of the NICD, said: “It is not surprising that a new variant has been detected in South Africa. Although the data is limited, our experts are using all established monitoring systems to understand the new variant.” together continuously.

This variant is believed to have developed from an untreated HIV / AIDS patient. François Balloux, director of the UCL Institute of Genetics in London, said it is likely to develop during a chronic infection. It is difficult to estimate how much infection can spread at this stage. It must be closely monitored and analyzed for some time.

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South Africa has also raised concerns about the new variant of the virus. Virologist Tulio de Oliveira said that a very high number of mutations have been seen in the new variant called B.1.1. It has also been detected in Botswana and Hong Kong among travelers from South Africa, he said. It can spread very quickly. About 100 new cases were seen earlier this month, bringing the number of daily infections to more than 1,200 on Wednesday.

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