New strain highly transmissible SAMAA | Dr Moomal Nasir Posted: Jul 19, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 day ago
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Health experts in Sindh have discovered a new mutation of coronavirusâ Delta variant â Delta wild or Delta Plus.
On Monday, the province reported six cases of the âDelta wildâ variant, the provinceâs health secretary, Qasim Soomro, confirmed.
According to the World Health Organisation, the Delta Plus/wild variant contains a new mutation in the spike protein of the novel coronavirus. It enters human cells and is called K417N.
Closely linked to the Delta variant, the new mutation has been named âDelta Plusâ by the WHOâs naming system for COVID-19 variants. So far, the Delta Plus variant has been reported in relatively low numbers across the world.
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