With warning signs that it may be worse than the Delta strain, the baddest variant of concern (VOC) till date, the C.1.2 has raised alarm that this may be the beginning of a potential round 2 of ‘world vs COVID-19’.
The new COVID-19 variant, has been detected not just in South Africa and at least 7 other countries which includes China, England, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mauritius.
The global alarm resulted from a pre-print study released by a group of researchers in South Africa who detected the new, rapid mutations on the original C.1 strain that was detected back in January 2021.
NEW VARIANT—a new #SARSCoV2 variant C.1.2 just identified in South Africa & several countries, with concerns it could be more infectious and evade vaccines. #C12 also has mutation rate that is nearly **twice as fast** as the rate of the other variants.https://t.co/r4RReDcAIe pic.twitter.com/a432jYiexE
— Eric Feigl-Ding…