UK Health Agency Monitors New COVID Variant BA.2.86 as It Spreads
Scientists are concerned about the variety known as Pirola because of the large number of mutations it carries.
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Scientists are concerned about the variety known as Pirola because of the large number of mutations it carries.
First case in UK was detected last month and an outbreak in a care home in Norfolk has been reported. There have, so far, been no deaths.
An outbreak of Pirola at a care home in Norfolk has taken the UK's cases of the new Covid variant up to 36, according to a new report that warns it could be a sign BA.2.86 can spread easily indoors.
UK Health Security Agency said on Friday that 34 COVID-19 cases linked to the highly mutated variant BA.2.86 had been identified in England. The Omicron offshoot carries more than 35...
Health officials say it is too early to know whether BA.2.86 is more serious than previous strains.