At least 12 cases of a new variant have been reported near Marseilles, France, amid the growing threat of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreading rapidly around the world. Known as ‘IHU’, version B.1.640.2 is reported by researchers from the IHU Mediterranee Infection Institute and has been linked to a visit to the African country of Cameroon. Scientists in France have identified this new, highly mutated strain and according to them, it has 46 mutations, more than an omicron. With more mutations, the new variant becomes more resistant to vaccines and infectious. As news of the new and potentially more dangerous version spread, people reacted to the new menace on social media with hilarious memes.
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The peer-reviewed study, posted on the preprint repository MedRxiv on 29 December, showed that IHU has 46 mutations and 37 deletions, resulting in 30 amino acid substitutions and 12 deletions. The researchers said that as far as protection against infection and vaccines are concerned, it is too early to speculate.
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