Question: New Covid-19 variant “IHU” has been detected in which of the following country?
(a) Spain
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Austria
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- A new COVID-19 variant, IHU has been identified in France, which is reported to be more infectious than the Omicron variant.
- Around 12 cases of the new variant have been reported near Marseilles in France.
- They have been linked to travel to the African country Cameroon.
- The new variant has been dubbed as 1.640.2.
- According to the researchers, the new variant contains 46 mutations – even more than Omicron.
- The B.1.640.2 has not been reported in any other country or labelled a variant under investigation by the World Health Organization (WHO).
BY: AMIT GUPTA