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Aug 18 (Reuters) – The UK Well being Safety Company (UKHSA) stated on Friday the primary case of COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 had been detected within the nation in a person with no latest journey historical past.
On Thursday, the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention stated it was monitoring the brand new, extremely mutated variant of the virus that causes COVID.
The variant has additionally been recognized in Israel, Denmark and the USA.
Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru
Modifying by Mark Potter
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