The deadly coronavirus, which has led to the deaths of millions of people worldwide has been mutating. A new strain has been found in Nigeria, with a different lineage from the highly infectious strand found in the UK and South Africa, leading to fresh concerns from people worldwide.
Location of new coronavirus variant in Nigeria
The new variant was found in two patient samples collected on August 3 and on October 9 in Nigeria’s Osun state, according to a working research paper seen by The Associated Press news agency.
The news agency also reported that the coronavirus strand has not spread rapidly like the UK variant, and is not responsible for the increase of cases currently experienced in the country.
Spike in coronavirus cases in Nigeria
Nigeria has recently experienced a spike in the number of coronavirus cases, which has led to some delay in testing. According to the CDC Director-General Chikwe Ihekweazu via his Twitter account, the CDC has had a huge increase...
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