Scientists have discovered a new strain of the COVID-19 causing virus in Southern France. Known as ‘IHU’, the B.1.640.2 variant has been reported by researchers at institute IHU Mediterranee Infection in at least 12 cases, and has been linked to travel to African country Cameroon.
US epidemiologist and health economist Eric Feigl-Ding is one of a growing number of experts outside of France to raise the alarm over the new variant.
” NEW VARIANT—French scientists have “rung the bell” after discovering a cluster 12 cases of a variant of “atypical combination” with **46 mutations & 37 deletions** in southern France after index case returned from Cameroon,” he tweeted.
“There are scores of new variants discovered all the time, but it does not necessarily mean they will be more dangerous. What makes a variant more well-known and dangerous is its ability to multiply because of the number of mutations it has in relation to the original virus,” Epidemiologist Eric Feigl-Ding posted on Twitter.
#weekendcurfew is trending on Twitter on this news, netizens are sharing hilarious memes regarding new Covid Varient. Have a look
Covid coming with new variants be like #WeekendCurfew pic.twitter.com/vEd91olTkr
— SM (@lolsaalam) January 4, 2022
New Covid-19 variant IHU discovered in France, is more infectious than Omicron.
Humans right now:#WeekendCurfew #Omicron #IHU pic.twitter.com/T6883H0czG pic.twitter.com/3eKNkr2iIZ
— bishal burnwal (@BurnwalBishal) January 4, 2022
Will it happen again 😔?? #Omicron
Night Curfew#WeekendCurfew
Junta Curfew
Lockdown 😔😔 pic.twitter.com/QOhys6kmP9— Kaagaz Apps (@KaagazS) January 4, 2022
Ufff !!! Omicron in india, New Variant in france, florona in Israel 😫… What is this happening in the whole world… Tired of that flood of variants#weekendcurfew #Covid_19 pic.twitter.com/RsEgUnG9E6
— None (@AppTalkies) January 4, 2022
