News > New Covid-19 variant 'IHU' discovered in France, is more infectious than Omicron
New Covid-19 variant 'IHU' discovered in France, is more infectious than Omicron
Dais Newsfeed | 04/01/2022 05:35 PM | Click to read full article
Scientists in France have identified a new strain of coronavirus with more mutations than the Omicron variant. The emergence of the new variant, which probably originated in Cameroon, as per the study, harbours both substitutions N501Y and E484K in the spike protein.
At least 12 cases of the new variant have been reported near Marseilles and has been linked to travel to the African country Cameroon.
