New variant of Coronavirus AY.4.2, which was previously found in the UK, were recorded in the USA. This was reported by the head of the Center for Control and Prevention of Diseases (CDC) Rochelle Valenski, RIA Novosti reports.
Refine that the new strain COVID-19 has not yet cause any concerns. The main strain in the United States remains “Delta”, which is detected by 99.7 percent of the fallen.
“We periodically see it here in the United States, but do not celebrate the increase in its number or the appearance of his clusters,” said Valenski to the question about Ay.4.2.
Previously, British virologists disclosed details about the new strain of coronavirus. According to them, AY.4.2 has greater contagiousness than previous infection options. Scientists believe that Ay.4.2 in Britain is 10-15 percent of a contagious “Delta” -Stam Coronavirus. It is he who remains the most common in the world
It was reported that the new variation of coronavirus is observed only in the UK territory, where it has been infected about ten percent of all patients with COVID-19 in the country. However, the case of AY.4.2 has already been fixed in Israel. The new strain discovered the eleven-year-old boy who returned from abroad.