Jerusalem: Israel has confirmed a case of a subvariant delta The health ministry said the first strain of the coronavirus had been reported in some European countries.
“Version AY 4.2, discovered in several countries in Europe, has been identified in Israel,” a ministry statement said late Tuesday.
The carrier, an 11-year-old boy arriving from Europe, was identified at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport, the ministry said. The ministry said the boy was quarantined and no further contact has been found.
Prohibit. 4.2. The version has changed several times United Kingdom.
Francois Balloux, Professor of Computational Systems Biology University College Londontold AFP that the subvariant is rare and does not pose the same risk of significantly increased transmission as other strains.
The variant was discovered as Israel considers easing restrictions on tourism following a drop in cases.
An earlier plan to reopen established borders amid a surge in cases driven by the Delta strain.
In late August and early September, new cases topped 11,000 a day.
Officials launched an aggressive campaign to vaccinate citizens with a third, booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which reduced infections.
On Wednesday, the authorities reported 1,487 new cases in the last 24 hours.
“Version AY 4.2, discovered in several countries in Europe, has been identified in Israel,” a ministry statement said late Tuesday.
The carrier, an 11-year-old boy arriving from Europe, was identified at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport, the ministry said. The ministry said the boy was quarantined and no further contact has been found.
Prohibit. 4.2. The version has changed several times United Kingdom.
Francois Balloux, Professor of Computational Systems Biology University College Londontold AFP that the subvariant is rare and does not pose the same risk of significantly increased transmission as other strains.
The variant was discovered as Israel considers easing restrictions on tourism following a drop in cases.
An earlier plan to reopen established borders amid a surge in cases driven by the Delta strain.
In late August and early September, new cases topped 11,000 a day.
Officials launched an aggressive campaign to vaccinate citizens with a third, booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which reduced infections.
On Wednesday, the authorities reported 1,487 new cases in the last 24 hours.
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