Nu variant is highly contagious and Infectious
Nu Variant- in a possible explanation of the rapid spread of the emerging “Nu” variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus, a new study has found this particular variant (B.1.1.529) has a much higher ability to infect and evade the immune response built through previous infections or vaccines.
In a study published in Nature journal, a team of researchers from India and other countries has found that the NU variant (or B.1.1.529 lineage) was eight times more likely to escape immunity gained through AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines compared to the original virus.
Tambe, the NU variant was six times more likely to re-infect people who have recovered from Covid-19.
Segun UCL durante e mesun siman, this new Covid variant accounted for more than 80% di kasonan nobo na Merka. Ekspertonan di salú ta bisa ku ta tipiko pa un strain nobo di un vírùs ta mas kontagioso pasobra hopi bia e ta bira muchu mas efisiente i fásilmente transmití.
Den komunidatnan ku porsentahe di vakunashon mas abou, partikularmente áreanan rural ku akseso limitá na kuido, the Nu variant could be even more damaging. Esaki ya ta wòrdu mira rònt mundu den paisnan mas pober kaminda e vakuna di COVID-19 no ta asina aksesibel. Ekspertonan di salú ta bisa ku e impakto por wòrdu sinti pa dékadanan benidero.
E strain predominante di COVID-19 a pone e enfoke bèk riba prevenshon
1. Nu is more contagious than the other virus strains.
2. Hende ku no a wòrdu vakuná ta kore riesgo.
3. Nu could lead to ‘hyperlocal outbreaks.’
4. There is still more to learn about Nu Variant.
5. Vaccination is the best protection against Nu Variant.
What do we know so far about this new Covid variant?
Of the 59 laboratory-confirmed cases of the new variant, three were in Botswana, two were in Hong Kong among people who had travelled from South Africa, and the rest were confirmed in South Africa.
Of course, it is not necessarily time to panic. We simply do not know enough yet about the virulence and transmissibility of this strain. And mutations can work in either direction. But it is further evidence that we cannot assume with Covid that it will naturally evolve to become less potent or simply burn out