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CDC will FINALLY label Indian Delta Covid strain as ‘variant of concern’

CDC will FINALLY label Indian Delta Covid strain as ‘variant of concern’ as the mutant virus scuppers the UK’s reopening plans and leads to fears it could soon swarm the US The CDC plans to label the Indian Delta coronavirus variant as a ‘variant of concern’ on Tuesday This is an upgrade from ‘variant of interest,’… Read More »

Vietnam detects new coronavirus variant, hybrid of UK, India strains

Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the Vietnamese health minister said Saturday. Nguyen Thanh Long said scientists examined the genetic makeup of the virus that had infected some recent patients, and found the new version of the virus. He said lab tests… Read More »