The new ‘Deltacron’ variant is rare, report says
A hybrid of the Omicron and Delta variants of Covid-19 has been found in several countries of the world. On March 10, 33 samples of the new variant were reported in France, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands. In February, Scott Nguyen, a scientist with the Washington, D.C., Public Health Laboratory, found samples collected in France in January that researchers had identified as a mix of Delta and Omicron variants. However, the scientist said that each virus in the sample carried a combination of genes from the two variants. Scientists reportedly call such viruses recombinants. In some cases, people can be infected by two variants of Covid-19 at once. World Health Organization (WHO) also confirmed the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant. WHO Covid-19 technical lead, epidemiologist Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, spoke about the Deltacron (a mix of Delta and Omicron variants) variant last week. She said that the new variant has been detected in a few countries. However, she sai...