Alpha, Delta COVID-19 variants found in Sri Lanka
The Hindu
According to a report, 80 people were infected with the Alpha variant in multiple locations while the Delta variant was found in one person from a quarantine facility.
Highly contagious Alpha and Delta variants of the have been detected in Sri Lanka, which is facing a third wave of the pandemic. Patients carrying the Delta variant, or the B1.617.2 variant first identified in India, and the Alpha strain, formerly called the B.1.1.7 strain, which was first detected in the U.K., have been found at around nine locations of various districts in Sri Lanka, said Dr. Chandima Jeewandara, the Director of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. According to the sequencing report issued on Wednesday, 80 people were infected with the Alpha variant in multiple locations while the Delta variant was found in one person from a quarantine facility.More Related News