New Variant Of Corona Virus Detected In South Africa

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JAKARTA - South African scientists have detected a new variant of the Corona virus with many mutations, but have not determined whether it is more infectious or capable of overcoming the immunity provided by the vaccine or previous infections. .1.2, was first detected in May, and has now spread to most provinces in South Africa, and to seven other countries in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Oceania, according to the yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study. The new variant contains many of the mutations associated with other coronavirus variants with increased transmissibility and decreased sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies. Laboratory tests are being carried out to determine how well the antibodies work to neutralize the new variant of the Corona virus The C.1.2. South Africa was the first country to detect the Beta variant, which is one of only four variants of the Corona virus that the World Health Organization (WHO) has labeled "needing attention". The Beta variant is believed to spread more easily than the original version of the Corona virus. that causes COVID-19, and there is evidence that the vaccine works poorly against the Beta variant. That has led some countries to restrict travel to and from South Africa.

The pandemic is "far from over" Richard Lessells said the appearance of the C.1.2 variant showed that "the pandemic is far from over and that the Corona virus is still mutating and has the potential to become more powerful in infecting." Lessells is an infectious disease specialist and co-author. research on the C.1.2 variant of the Corona virus. He said that people shouldn't be too worried at this stage, and that a variant with more mutations will inevitably emerge the longer the pandemic lasts. Genomic sequencing data from South Africa shows the C.1.2 variant is still present. far from replacing the case-dominant Delta variant in July, the last month in which large numbers of Delta variant virus samples were available. In July, the C.1.2 variant accounted for 3 percent of the sample compared to 1 percent in June, while the Delta variant accounted for 67 percent in June. and 89 percent in July. Delta is the fastest and strongest variant of the Corona virus ever faced world fire. The emergence of the Delta variant reversed assumptions about COVID-19, even as countries relaxed restrictions and reopened their economies. Lessells said the C.1.2 variant -- based on its mutation pattern -- may have more immune waiver properties than the Delta variant. that the findings had been reported to WHO. A South African Ministry of Health spokesman declined to comment on the results of the study. South Africa's COVID-19 vaccination campaign has started slowly, with only about 14 percent of its adult population being fully vaccinated so far.