Israel’s Health Ministry said that the recently discovered subvariant of the Delta coronavirus, known as AY4.2, appears to be slightly more contagious, but no more deadly, than the original variant.
The first case of AY4.2 in Israel was discovered last week in a child who entered Israel from Moldova.
On Saturday, Channel 13 quoted the ministry as saying that initial investigations found that the new subvariant was 15% more contagious than Delta. However, it did not appear to be deadlier and was not evading vaccines. Delta itself is several times more contagious than the original coronavirus.
The ministry said it had only found six cases of AY4.2 imported from overseas and that it had not yet been detected spreading locally. As such no new precautions were necessary at the time.
The AY4.2 subvariant was identified by British scientists last month.
Read more at Times of Israel.
{Matzav.com}
Just as Delta was declining, Delta’s partner in crime, its subvariant, secret agent AY4.2 is rearing its ugly head. The ministry said it had only found six cases of AY4.2 imported from overseas…. so far……
The US is starting to relax its restrictions on incoming international flights.
Hello Moldova! Welcome to the Land of the Free!
no one cares about our life and health and certainly not the government, but we definitely should. Stay safe
Israel’s Death Minister is saying that the third jab, the cause of the new mutation, is more infectuous and more contagious.
Just wear a disposable mask and social distance and you’ll live forever.