The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently announced the 'Lambda' variant of COVID-19 as a 'variant of concern'. In its weekly bulletin from June 2021, WHO had mentioned that "Lambda has been associated with substantive rates of community transmission in multiple countries, with rising prevalence over time concurrent with increased COVID-19 incidence". Known to scientists as C.37, the Lambda variant was first recognised in Peru and has been detected in samples dating back to as early as December 2020. The WHO bulletin said, "Lambda carries a number of mutations with suspected phenotypic implications, such as a potential increased transmissibility or possible increased resistance to neutralizing antibodies." Lambda Variant: What does WHO recommend?

Source: dna July 06, 2021 17:14 UTC