2021.05.24 14:00 GMT+8

'Very rare' coronavirus variant detected in France

Updated 2021.05.24 14:00 GMT+8
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A new strain of coronavirus has been detected in the Bacalan neighborhood of Bordeaux, France, with at least 46 new cases reported. Labeled VOC 20I/484Q, the strain is related to the British variant of the virus, but with an additional mutation. "It is a variant that has already been identified on a national level, but has been very rare until now," health authority Santé Publique France said.

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