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What is C.1.2, the new variant of COVID in South Africa?



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We have not finished taming the Delta variant, and the SARSCov2 already brings us another surprise: the C.1.2 strain .

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Last week, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in South Africa issued an alert on variant C.1.2. pointing out that it has been detected in all the country’s provinces, although at a still relatively low rate. According to the British newspaper The Guardian , this variant was detected for the first time in May, but Delta is still the most widespread strain in the world. C.1.2 has aroused the interest of scientists because despite its low rate in the population, …

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