Experts have discovered another dangerous variant of the COVID-19 pathogen.
This time, a new version of SARS-CoV-2 has been identified in southern Brazil.
We are talking about a dangerous variant of the lambda strain, which began to spread in South America last summer.
The discovery of specialists is reported on the scientific portal.
How dangerous is the new variant of coronavirus?
The “lambda” variation of the COVID-19 pathogen discovered in Brazil is distinguished by the presence of all the key mutations in the original version of the “South American” strain of coronavirus.
In addition, the new “version” contains about 20 new changes.
Experts suggest that this characteristic is evidence of increased infectiousness of the pathogen.
However, scientists are not yet in a hurry to draw final conclusions. Researchers will observe how the virus “behaves.”
A young man from Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil, was infected with the “Brazilian” variant of the “Peruvian” strain of coronavirus.
There is no information yet about the patient’s well-being. It is also unknown in what form the Brazilian suffers from coronavirus infection.
