Vietnam Detects New Highly Transmissible Coronavirus Variant

 

Daily Mail: Now Vietnam detects a new hybrid of Indian AND UK Covid variants that spreads quickly by air 

* Vietnam health minister said the country has discovered new variant of Covid-19 

* The virus is believed to be a hybrid of strains first found in both India and the UK

* Nguyen Thanh Long said tests suggest the strain spreads more easily through air 

* He did not specify how many cases had been identified with the new Covid strain 

Vietnam has discovered a new variant of Covid-19 that is a hybrid of the Indian and UK strains, health officials confirmed on Saturday. 

Scientists in Vietnam examined the genetic makeup of the virus that had infected recent patients and found the new variant, according to health minister Nguyen Thanh Long. 

Long, who is a doctor, said laboratory tests suggest that the new strain, which is a combination of the Indian and British variants, may spread more easily by air than other versions of the virus.  

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WNU Editor: Vietnam is far behind in its vaccination efforts. This could become a crisis situation very quickly. 

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