Concern increased with new corona variant IHU, 46 mutations in it compared to 37 of Omicron, know how dangerous?

The discovery of a new strain in the midst of the rapid spread of a new variant of the corona virus, Omicron, has raised the world's concern. This new strain found in France has been named IHU. 46 mutations have been found in the IHU variant. Because of this, the tension has increased about it. On the one hand, due to Omicron, the corona is growing very fast in the world and scientists are trying to find ways to deal with it, in such a situation, this new strain has given rise to the possibility of spreading a new wave of corona epidemic.

The first case of IHU was found in France. It is a sub-lineage of the Corona variant B.1.640. French researchers have classified the IHU variant as sub-lineage B.1.640.2 after cases of this variant were detected in France in November 2021.

The information about this new strain IHU comes from a study posted on medRxiv on 29 December 2021. The discovery of this new strain has been announced by researchers from the University Hospital Institutes (IHU) of the Mediterranean Infection in Marseilles, led by scientist Didier Raoul. French researchers have given this variant the nickname IHU.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has not yet declared IHU a 'Variant of Interest' or 'Variant of Concern'. However, in November 2021, WHO announced that variant B.1.640 would be placed under 'Variant Under Monitoring' or VUM. WHO has not yet placed IHU in any category.