The worst combination?
In Cyprus, the country with the highest incidence rate in Europe, cases of combinations between Delta and Omicron have been detected by scientists.
“
There are currently Omicron and Delta co-infections and we have found this strain which is a combination of these two
,” explained Leondios Kostrikis, professor of Biology at the University of Cyprus, reports the Bloomberg news agency.
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He is said to have "
the genetic signature of Omicron and the genomes of Delta
," which is why he was nicknamed Deltacron. 25 cases have been identified, explains the
Cyprus Mail
, including 11 from people hospitalized following contamination with the coronavirus. On January 7, samples were sent to the GISAID structure at the Institut Pasteur, which shares official data on the coronavirus.
According to the
Cyprus Times
, the doctor would have added that "
the frequency of mutations was higher among those who are in the hospital, which can lead to believe that there is a correlation between Deltracron and the hospitalizations
".
"
We will see in the future if this strain is more pathological or more contagious or if it will prevail
," he added.
