Nu variant is highly contagious and Infectious
Hona joale e fapaneng- Ka tlhaloso e ka khonehang ea ho tsoa ka potlako “Eseng” phapang ea vaerase ea SV2, 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.
Hape, the NU variant was six times more likely to re-infect people who have recovered from Covid-19.
Ho latela UCL nakong ea beke eona eo, this new Covid variant accounted for more than 80% tsa linyeoe tse ncha U.S. Litsebi tsa bophelo bo botle li re ke ntho e tloaelehileng hore mofuta o mocha oa vaerase o tšoaetsanoe haholo hobane hangata o sebetsa hantle haholo ebile o fetisoa habonolo.
Libakeng tse nang le liente tse tlase tsa ente, haholoholo libaka tsa mahaeng tse nang le phihlello e fokolang ea tlhokomelo, the Nu variant could be even more damaging. Sena se se se ntse se bonoa ho potoloha le lefatše linaheng tse futsanehileng moo vaksine ea COVID-19 e sa fumaneheng habonolo. Litsebi tsa bophelo bo botle li re tšusumetso e ka utluoa lilemong tse mashome a tlang.
Mofuta oa bohlokoahali oa COVID-19 o khutliselitse maikutlo morao ho thibelo
1. Nu is more contagious than the other virus strains.
2. Batho ba sa entoa ba kotsing.
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.
Ehlile, 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