Watch: Ultra infectious new COVID-19 strain detected in Sri Lanka, can remain airborne for up to 60 minutes WION 2 hours ago © Provided by WION
The Sri Lankan health authorities have said that a new COVID-19 variant is spreading in the island nation, which is highly transmissible.
According to Neelika Malavige, the head of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Sciences of the Sri Jayawardenapura University, the new variant can remain airborne for nearly an hour and is spreading fast. This variant of coronavirus is more highly transmissible than all found so far in the island. The new strain is airborne, the droplets can remain airborne for nearly an hour, Malavige said.
Watch: Ultra infectious new COVID-19 strain detected in Sri Lanka, can remain airborne for up to 60 minutes
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New, Highly Potent And Transmissible Coronavirus Strain Discovered In Sri Lanka
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New and more potent airborne strain of coronavirus detected in Sri Lanka
A new coronavirus strain that is airborne and more potent than all those found previously in Sri Lanka has been discovered in the island nation, according to a top immunologist. The variant, which is highly transmissible, can remain airborne for nearly an hour and is spreading fast, Neelika Malavige, the head of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Sciences of the Sri Jayawardenapura University said. This variant of coronavirus is more highly transmissible than all found so far in the island. The new strain is airborne, the droplets can remain airborne for nearly an hour, Malavige said.