A new variant of the corona virus has been discovered in southern France

Published:

3 One 2022 23:45 GMT

The first case was registered against a man who had recently returned from Cameroon.

The new variant of the corona virus is named B.1.640.2. It is found in the south of France.

It is estimated that 12 people have been affected by the new variant, and their experiments show “a different mix”, the newspaper said. morning. The first case was registered against a man who had recently returned from Cameroon.

The presence of the new variant was first detected by IHU infection Méditerranéenne physicians in Marseille in early December. Experts announce that a new strain has been identified in patients from the Forcalquier Commune in the Alpes de Haute Provence division.

One Article Pre-printed, written by experts and reviewed by colleagues on a project supported by the French government, the new variant is estimated to have 46 mutations. At present, there is no detail about the exchange of variation.

The news comes after France Will register At the end of 2021, the number of reported infections due to the spread of the Omigran variant. Thus, on December 29, about 208,000 new cases were reported. However, now there are statistics Fell 67,461 people were affected this Monday.