April 19, 2024, Friday
७ बैशाख २०८१, शुक्रबार

Variants of new species that cause a lot of damage were also found in Nepal

A new variant of corona virus has been found in Nepal again. This new mutation has been found in samples collected from different age groups from different places and sent to India from the National Public Health Laboratory. The Ministry of Health and Population said that out of 47 confirmed delta variants, nine mutations were found to have K417N mutations.

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According to a press release issued by the Ministry, 48 samples collected from different parts of the country from April 26 to June 20 in collaboration with the WHO Office in Nepal and the South East Asia Regional Office in coordination with the WHO Identified Center for Excellence in Genomics in New Delhi Was sent for sequencing on May 10.

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Of these, delta (B.1.617.2) was confirmed in 47 samples and alpha (B.1.1.7) in one sample.