The Nepal office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has tweeted mentioned that there is no new ‘Nepal variant’ of the coronavirus.
In its tweet, the WHO has stated that WHO is not aware of any new variant of SARS-CoV-2 being detected in Nepal. The Keycap digit three confirmed variants in circulation are Alpha (B.1.1.7), Delta (B.1.617.2) and Kappa (B.1.617.1). The predominant variant currently in circulation in Nepal is Delta (B.1.617.2).
नेपालमा सार्स-कोभ-२ को नयाँ भेरियन्ट फेला परेको भन्नेकुरामा विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन अवगत छैन । नेपालमा रहेका भेरियन्टहरु Alpha (B.1.1.7), Delta (B.1.617.2) र Kappa (B.1.617.1) हुन् । यी तीन मध्ये नेपालमा हाल सक्रिय रहेको भेरियन्ट Delta (B.1.617.2) हो । @mohpnep @PandavRajesh https://t.co/SPib5Tqc8a
— WHO Nepal (@WHONepal) June 3, 2021
Apparently, Daily Mail, a British tabloid, ran a story on June 2 saying that scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new variant of COVID-19 with its origin in Nepal. The tabloid has written that the new variant, which it has dubbed the ‘Nepal variant’, has spread to Europe and is resistant to vaccines.
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