<p>After a surge in Covid-19 cases in Vietnam in the past month, a more transmissible Covid-19 variant was discovered in the country which is a combination of the strains first found in India and the UK.</p>.<p>Vietnam Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long described the virus as “very dangerous”, but the country has not disclosed the number of people affected by this strain.</p>.<p><strong>Here’s all you need to know about the new variant found in Vietnam:</strong></p>.<p>1. As this new variant is a combination of two existing variants that were first found in India and the UK, it has their characteristics, too.</p>.<p>2. The new variant is more transmissible than other existing variants of the Covid-19 virus as it spreads rapidly in the air.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/can-i-get-astrazeneca-now-and-pfizer-later-why-mixing-matching-covid-vaccines-could-help-solve-rollout-issues-992023.html" target="_blank">Read | Can I get AstraZeneca now and Pfizer later? Why mixing-matching Covid vaccines could help solve rollout issues</a></strong></p>.<p>3. In this variant, the virus’s concentration in throat fluid increases sooner and it spreads very strongly to the surroundings.</p>.<p>4. The authorities will soon announce the new variant, which is yet to be named, on the global genome map.</p>.<p>5. The laboratory cultures of this variant reported that the virus replicated itself very quickly which resulted in the surge of Covid-19 cases in Vietnam.</p>.<p>6. The four variants first found in India, South Africa, Brazil, B.1.167, and the UK are classified as "variants of global concern", by the World Health Organisation (WHO).</p>.<p>Vietnam's new wave of infections comes after the country successfully contained the virus last year. Vietnam has recorded 3,595 local cases in a month. Most cases are registered from Bac Giang and Bac Ninh with 1,881 and 736 positive cases, respectively. </p>
<p>After a surge in Covid-19 cases in Vietnam in the past month, a more transmissible Covid-19 variant was discovered in the country which is a combination of the strains first found in India and the UK.</p>.<p>Vietnam Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long described the virus as “very dangerous”, but the country has not disclosed the number of people affected by this strain.</p>.<p><strong>Here’s all you need to know about the new variant found in Vietnam:</strong></p>.<p>1. As this new variant is a combination of two existing variants that were first found in India and the UK, it has their characteristics, too.</p>.<p>2. The new variant is more transmissible than other existing variants of the Covid-19 virus as it spreads rapidly in the air.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/can-i-get-astrazeneca-now-and-pfizer-later-why-mixing-matching-covid-vaccines-could-help-solve-rollout-issues-992023.html" target="_blank">Read | Can I get AstraZeneca now and Pfizer later? Why mixing-matching Covid vaccines could help solve rollout issues</a></strong></p>.<p>3. In this variant, the virus’s concentration in throat fluid increases sooner and it spreads very strongly to the surroundings.</p>.<p>4. The authorities will soon announce the new variant, which is yet to be named, on the global genome map.</p>.<p>5. The laboratory cultures of this variant reported that the virus replicated itself very quickly which resulted in the surge of Covid-19 cases in Vietnam.</p>.<p>6. The four variants first found in India, South Africa, Brazil, B.1.167, and the UK are classified as "variants of global concern", by the World Health Organisation (WHO).</p>.<p>Vietnam's new wave of infections comes after the country successfully contained the virus last year. Vietnam has recorded 3,595 local cases in a month. Most cases are registered from Bac Giang and Bac Ninh with 1,881 and 736 positive cases, respectively. </p>
