China News Service, January 11th. On the 8th local time, scientists in Cyprus said that they had discovered a new variant of the new coronavirus delta strain combined with the Omicron strain, and named it "Deltak." Rong".
In this regard, WHO experts issued a document on the 10th questioning, saying that this situation may be caused by laboratory contamination.
Kupari, a member of the WHO's new crown epidemic team, posted on social media on the 10th that there is no "Delta Chron" strain.
Image source: Screenshot of Cupari's social media account
According to reports, Kupari, a member of the WHO's new crown epidemic team, posted on social media on the 10th that "there is no Delta Chron strain", and said that this may be in the laboratory, in a specimen of the Delta strain Incorporated fragments of the Ormicon strain.
Maria van Kerckhofer, technical director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, called for the name Delta Chron to be dropped.
Image source: Screenshot of Maria Van Kerckhofer's social media account
Later, Maria van Kerckhofer, the technical director of the WHO health emergency project, also posted on social media about this issue. She also believes that the reason for the emergence of "Delta Chron" is likely to be It was the laboratory that contaminated during the sequencing process and called for the use of the name "Delta Chron" to no longer be used.
According to previous reports, researchers from the University of Cyprus suspected to have found a recombinant new coronavirus strain of Delta and Omicron in the local area. Mutations.
Therefore, the strain was named "Delta Chron" by the researchers.