Just when we thought things would be a little bit different from 2021, a new COVID-19 variant has now been identified in France.
Reports suggest that the new variant identified as B.1.640.2 was discovered by French scientists in 12 patients living near Marseille, with the first patient testing positive after travelling to Cameroon.
According to the scientists, 46 mutations was identified in the new variant, which could make it more resistant to vaccines and more infectious than the original COVID-19 virus. The global COVID cases are now at 287m, while nearly 5.5m people have already died of COVID-19 complications.
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However, the Chief of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu recently indicated that his organization remains positive that the COVID-19 pandemic will be defeated in 2022 after countries are working together to curb its spread.
According to Ghebreyesu, there are now many ways how to handle and deal with the virus, however, inequity in vaccine distribution is increasing the risk of the virus spreading, BBC reported.
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