A new coronavirus variant called ‘IHU’ has emerged in France amid the rapid surge of Omicron cases across the world.
The B.1.640.2 variant was discovered at the ‘Institute IHU Mediterranee Infection’. Researchers believe that it contains 46 mutations. This has more mutations than the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
The new variant has been associated with the African country Cameroon. France has reported at least 12 cases of this variant.