News Forum - Expert says Delta Plus could be up to 15% more transmissible than Delta Covid variant

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The Delta Plus coronavirus subvariant, which has recently been detected in Thailand, could be up to 15% more transmissible than the original Delta strain, according to the vice chairman of the Thai Senate health committee. As reported by Thai PBS World, Dr Chalermchai Boonyaleephan says that preliminary studies indicate Delta Plus cases account for 6% of new infections in the UK. But at this point,  it remains a “Variant under Investigation”, rather than a “Variant of Concern”, due to insufficient information about its potential severity. Amid confirmation of the first Delta Plus case in Thailand, the Disease Control Department today […]

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