Strong concern in Australia – Delta mutation first detected in Victoria

The modified Delta strain was first spotted in the Australian state of Victoria coronavirus.

“The variant strain is the Delta, which is notorious in India and is increasingly found in the United Kingdom. This is a variant of the strain that causes significant concern. “ said Brett Sutton, chief physician in Victoria, to reporters in Melbourne.

He said the new mutant was not linked to any sequence of contamination in Australia from hotel quarantine or anywhere else.

According to AMPE, so far two cases of infection in Victoria have been identified with the delta strain that causes concern, as it is possible that the strain of the coronavirus caused the last catastrophic wave of its spread. COVID-19 in India.

“It is a concern because it is not related to other cases of infection, but we look at all the initial contacts (…) and look at where the infection may have occurred,” Sutton explained.

The variant Delta strain was found in two members of a family who traveled to neighboring New South Wales two weeks ago, while they may have already been infected. The same family members visited several popular tourist sites in the south of the same state.

Earlier, Victoria, its second most populous state Australia reported today a small increase in COVID-19 infection cases transmitted locally.

Its capital, Melbourne, is already there in the extension lockdown, which was imposed to deal with the latest outbreak of the pandemic.

Authorities in the same state decided on Wednesday to extend the lockdown in Melbourne for another week until June 10, but lifted some restrictions in other parts of the state.

Victoria today reported four new cases of COVID-19 infection transmitted locally, compared to three reported the previous day, with the total number of cases since the last outbreak having risen to 65.