ICYMI: UK designates ‘AY.4.2’ as a COVID variant under investigation, citing evidence that it may be more transmissible than Delta https://t.co/11aU4tZ3ru
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) October 24, 2021
The Delta variant sub-lineage known as Delta AY.4.2 was designated a Variant Under Investigation (VUI) by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on 20 October 2021 and has been given the official name VUI-21OCT-01.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/covid-19-variants-identified-in-the-uk
3) this new surge seems unique to UK and Eastern Europe at the moment. Russia is now in a one week semi lockdown, as is Latvia. UK may need fast action to avoid that fate. https://t.co/eK6y6B7AQa
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 22, 2021
A descendant of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19, is spreading rapidly in England. This has led to concerns that the new variant, called AY.4.2, may be partly responsible for the high rate of infections in the United Kingdom.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/covid-19-how-worried-should-we-be-about-the-ay-4-2-delta-variant
India on alert over new highly mobile COVID-19 variant ‘AY. 4.2’
https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2021/oct/24/india-on-alert-over-new-highly-mobile-covid-19-variant-ay-42-2374975.html
Health officials in China say they are now preparing for the latest Covid-19 outbreak to expand even further https://t.co/3lDyr04HCk
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) October 24, 2021
h/t Doorbert Returns