Israel Detects Seven Cases Of New COVID-19 Variant
JERUSALEM, Apr 17 (NNN-MA’AN) – Seven cases of a new “double mutant” variant of COVID-19 were detected in Israel, the country’s Ministry of Health said yesterday.
This is the B.1.617 variant, that was recently identified in India, and now it has been detected for the first time in Israel.
The seven cases were diagnosed by genetic sequencing tests, in unvaccinated Israelis that returned from abroad, the ministry noted.
“There is still no clear information regarding the variant and its implications for the vaccinated and the recovered,” the ministry added.
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