A “descendant” of the even more contagious delta variant appears
The United Kingdom Government has confirmed this Wednesday that it “closely follows” the appearance of a “descendant” of the delta variant of the coronavirus, which could be between 10 and 15% more contagious than the previous one. For this reason, an official spokesman for the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has assured that “we will not hesitate to take the necessary measures.”
Scientists have rated it “AY.4.2” and they indicate that it could be the cause of almost 10% of current cases, according to the Financial Times newspaper.
This variant could become the most infectious since the pandemic began, says the director of the Institute of Genetics at University College London.
“But we must be cautious at this time. The UK is the only country that has taken off in this way and I would not yet rule out that its growth is due to a fortuitous demographic event.”
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