12 cases of this variant have been reported in France. This variant has been reported to be mutated 46 times, which is more than Omicron.
The Omicron variant of the corona virus has wreaked havoc in many countries of the world.
Britain and france are named among the countries in the world where record cases of COVID-19 are being reported.
France has become the sixth country in the world to report more than 10 million Kovid-19 infections since the outbreak of this pandemic.
Now the new variant B.1.640.2 in france, which is being tentatively called IHU, has raised concerns. So far 12 cases of this variant have been reported.
This variant has been discovered by academics from IHU Mediterranee Infection Institute in France. According to him, it has been mutated 46 times so far.
What is the new IHU variant?
Little information has come to the fore about this variant so far.
The report said that it has been confirmed in 12 people in the Marseille region in France. Scientists say that this variant has been mutated 46 times so far, which is much more than Omicron.
Its first case was reported from a person who had come from the African country of Cameroon.
The patient was reportedly later vaccinated. The IHU variant reportedly represents a risk-carrying N501Y mutant that was present in the alpha variant.
Scientists believe that the new strain also carries the E484K mutation that makes it vaccine-resistant.
What is the opinion of WHO?
The first case of this variant was revealed in November. Since then the World health Organization is keeping an eye on it.
WHO's Abdi Mahmoud said that the new variant is on the radar of the United Nations health body. The new variant was identified around the same time as Omicron.
However, the controversy about the new variant continues. The information about how dangerous this variant will be known only after the study.
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