New Covid-19 variant entitled Deltacron discovered in Cyprus

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A new mutation of Covid-19 is reported to have been discovered in Cyprus, and has been entitled the Deltacron variant. The strain is reported to be a combination of the Delta and Omicron variants.Devon Live reports that 25 cases of the mutant strain have been detected so far.

Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Cyprus, Leondios Kostrikis, has reported his new findings to GISAID, the international database which tracks viruses.

Professor Kostrikis said: "We will see in the future if this strain is more pathological or more contagious or if it will prevail." 11 of the 25 reported cases were found in people who had been admitted to hospital.The discovery comes as Boris Johnson recognised the “terrible toll” of coronavirus on the UK after official figures showed more than 150,000 people have now died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19.

A scientist advising the Government said the total passed on Saturday, when an additional 313 deaths were announced, was an “absolute tragedy” made worse because “many of them were avoidable if we had acted earlier in the first and second wave”.