January 08, 2022
18:26
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A new variant of the coronavirus, a hybrid between the Delta and Omicron strains, was discovered in Cyprus by a group of local scientists working in the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Molecular Virology at the University of Cyprus, TASS reported, quoted by BTA.
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–Researchers have called the variant “Deltacron”, the head of the laboratory Leontios Kostrikis told reporters today.
According to him, the new variant has the genetic basis of the Delta strain, but also a number of mutations in the Omicron strain.
He pointed out that the so-called Deltacron variant was found in 25 samples taken on the island, 11 of which were obtained from persons hospitalized with symptoms of covid, and the remaining 14 – from random citizens
