Update: Experts Now Say ‘Deltacron’ Variant Likely Due to Lab Processing Error
Experts are now casting doubt on the new ‘Deltacron’ strain discovered by a researcher in Cyprus.
Over the weekend it was reported Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus, has discovered a new strain of Covid that combines Omicron and Delta dubbed “Deltacron,” according to Bloomberg News.
“There are currently omicron and delta co-infections and we found this strain that is a combination of these two,” Kostrikis said in an interview with Sigma TV Friday.
Now the so-called experts are saying the ‘Deltacron’ variant is likely due to a lab error.
CNBC reported:
Global health experts are casting doubts over reports of a new possible Covid-19 mutation that appeared to be a combination of both the delta and omicron variants,
