The British variant of Covid-19 is the majority in the country but the virus continues to mutate. The Strasbourg University Hospital in Bas-Rhin has identified a new variant. Should we be worried?
After a British, Brazilian, South African, Belgian and Breton variant, it is now Alsace’s turn to host a new strain of Covid-19. As reported by Alsatian daily, this new variant of Covid-19 was detected by the Strasbourg University Hospital. The hospital center notified the Regional Health Agency of this new strain. This variant carries a mutation in an enzyme, the “polymerase“, which occupies a role in the multiplication of the virus. It led the researchers to question themselves since one of the markers of the RT-PCR test of the patients carrying this Alsatian mutation of the virus came” systematically negative “explains L’Alsace.
The English variant to the detriment of other mutations
Nowadays, “More than 4,000 SARS-CoV-2 variants have been identified around the world“ since the start of the epidemic “ thus emphasize the British health services on their website. “Most have no impact in terms of public health“, Emphasizes the WHO. In addition, the very viral nature of the British variant means that its proliferation occurs to the detriment of the other variants. In Bas-Rhin, since last week, analyzes indicate that 81% of the virus circulating was of the British variant and 5.6% of the Brazilian or South African variant.
