New Delhi: While on one hand the Omicron variant is wreaking havoc in the world at the moment and its great orgy continues. At the same time, another new variant of Corona has surfaced in Cyprus. Yes, according to the local news of Cyprus, the genetic background of this new variant of Corona is also similar to that of the Delta variant, hence it has been named Deltacron.
In fact, according to the news of Cyprus mail and according to Dr. Leondios Kostrikis, Head of the Department of Biotechnology and Virology at the University of Cyprus, some mutations of the new variants are also from Omicron variants. are similar. Of the 25 corona-infected samples found in Cyprus, 10 of these mutations were from Omicron alone. At the same time, out of 25 people from whom samples were taken, 11 were hospitalized while 14 were living in isolation at home.
Mutations of both delta and omicron were found in the new variant
According to Dr. Kostrikis, people who are reaching the hospital due to corona, now there is a possibility of more cases of this new variant. He said that this new variant has mutations of both delta and omicron. He said that at the moment we are doing research on it and later it will be seen how dangerous the new variant is. Simultaneously, Kostrikis has sent the genome sequence of the new variant to GISAID, an international organization that tracks the virus.
Let us know that a few days before this, another new variant of Corona was also identified in France. It was named IH. According to French scientists, this variant was identified in some people from Cameroon. About 46 mutations were observed in this variant.
Health Ministry: Nothing to worry
At the same time, Cyprus Health Minister Michelis Hadjipandelas said that there is nothing to worry about the new variant. He said that more information about this new variant will be revealed in the coming time. However, no scientific name has been given to this variant so far.
