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| Author: | migmogs [ Sat Jan 08, 2022 4:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | New covid variant found in Cyprus |
A new variant of covid has been found in Cyprus It is the combination of Delta and Omicron They are naming it Deltacron Let’s pray that Delta has not become as infectious as Omicron From reading 11 patients to date where found to be in hospital with this new variant and it has also been found in 14 other cases in the community Here is the link from Cyprus Mail https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/01/08/coro ... dbDqW9EDSU |
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| Author: | migmogs [ Mon Jan 10, 2022 1:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New covid variant found in Cyprus |
So is it or isn,t it a new variant in Cyprus ? Time will tell Although being criticized by Imperial College virologist and a virologist in Greece The virologist here in Cyprus Is saying that there was no contamination and that another 52 cases of what he calls Deltacrom have also now been identified in Cyprus I have no doubts that he is now scrutinizing every test that comes in to make absolutely sure of his findings For now it is watch this space https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/01/09/coro ... gist-says/ |
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| Author: | M.A.D [ Mon Jan 10, 2022 9:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New covid variant found in Cyprus |
Cyprus’ Deltacron could just be contamination, Imperial College virologist says A researcher at Imperial College in London, which has driven much of the UK’s response to the Covid pandemic, says the ‘Deltacron’ variant Cyprus may have discovered “looks to be quite clearly contamination”. In a Twitter thread, Dr Tom Peacock, a virologist, gave a technical explanation for his conclusion, saying “true recombinants don’t tend to appear until a few weeks/months after there’s been substantial co-circulation – we’re only a couple of weeks into Omicron – I really doubt there are any prevalent recombinants yet..” The Cypriot ‘Deltacron’ sequences reported by several large media outlets “look to be quite clearly contamination” he said. Peacock said there were lots of reports of Omicron sequences carrying Delta-like mutations such as P681R or L452R. “Although a subset of these might end up being real, the vast majority will most likely turn out to be contamination or coinfection. No clear signals of anything real or nasty happening (yet),” he added. Full story here:- https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/01/09/coronavirus-cyprus-deltacron-could-just-be-contamination-imperial-college-virologist-says/ |
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