In the south of France, they found a new strain of coronavirus. It is reported by the Austrian newspaper Heute.
According to the publication, the unknown variation of COVID-19 was found among the French who returned from Cameroon. Doctors assume that the causative agent of this strain is common in an African country.
Scientists from Marseille said that a new version contains 46 mutations. It was called B.1.640.2. Data on the level of threat or contagious strain is not yet.
Earlier, the Russian researcher, the analyst of large data Alexander Dragan stated that in 2022 the coronavirus pandemic would not end, and the whole world is waiting for at least two waves associated with Omicron-strain. In his opinion, they will be softer from the point of view of the number of hospitalized and dead.