“Delta Plus” .. the discovery of a new mutant of the Corona virus in Russia

A variety of the AY.4.2 coronavirus strain has been found in isolated cases in Russia, and the head of the scientific group for the development of new diagnostic methods, Kamel Khvizov, said that there is a possibility of a wide spread of the new mutant in the Russian Federation.

Earlier, scientists in the United Kingdom announced the spread of a more contagious type of Corona virus, the Delta strain.

According to experts from the Singer Institute in Cambridge and the Institute of Genetics at University College London, the new AY.4.2 mutant could be 10-15% more contagious than the Delta strain.

And if these data are confirmed, then this mutant may become the most contagious since the beginning of the spread of the virus.

Khavizov explained to reporters that version AY.4.2 is one of the many branches of the "delta" mutant, which is likely to have many advantages over the original and other versions of the virus.

It is still difficult to determine to what extent the new mutant is more contagious, and scientists are investigating this problem.

"The probability of its widespread spread in the Russian Federation and the world is great. The frequency of the spread of this mutant is increasing, but experts do not believe that it is responsible for the persistence of a large number of daily cases of coronavirus infection in different countries."

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