Growing Global Concerns On The Spread Of The Nepal Covid Variant

Daily Mail: Nepal Covid variant that was 'spread by Mount Everest climbers' is detected in US: Mutation is potentially 'vaccine-defeating' and even more infectious than other strains

* A health expert says a variant of the coronavirus has emerged in Nepal, with at least one confirmed case in the US

* It is said to be closely related to the Indian variant and South African variant, meaning it is more transmissible and could evade vaccines more easily

* As many as 13 travelers from Nepal to Japan were spotted carrying the new strain, leading to theories that emerged during a hike on Mount Everest

* Doctors tell DailyMail.com they have not been able to confirm infections of the new variant, but that it could spread rapidly among unvaccinated people

A coronavirus mutation that first cropped up in the nation of Nepal has been detected in the U.S, one health expert claims.

Known as Delta+K417N, it is said to combine mutations from the Indian and South African variants.

This means that, like the Indian variant, it is more transmissible and, like the South African variant, it is more evasive of COVID-19 vaccines.

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WNU Editor: Expect more variants to pop-up in the months to come.