Is the new Deltacron Covid variant real? Scientist says noVirologist Tom Peacock said on social media that Deltacron may not be an actual variant, but possibly a result of contaminationDubbed as ‘Deltacron’, the new Covid-19 strain that combines the traits of both the Delta variant and the Omicron variant, have been detected in Cyprus. As Deltacron trended online, several experts have opined that it is not a real Covid-19 variant. “New subtype of ‘scariant’ that isn’t even a real variant but scares a lot of people, unnecessarily,” he said. Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus, called the strain ‘Deltacron’.

Source: Mint January 10, 2022 01:37 UTC