2023-08-25 14:53:01
– The BA.2.86 variant of the coronavirus detected in Switzerland
Discovered in sewage, this variant has more than 30 mutations. This is why the WHO recommends monitoring it carefully.
Posted today at 4:53 p.m.
Part of the waste water samples were sent to Eawag in Duebendorf, where they were analyzed for the presence of coronavirus (file photo).
KEYSTONE/Gaetan Bally
The BA.2.86 variant of the coronavirus that the World Health Organization (WHO) is monitoring closely has been detected in wastewater in Switzerland, according to the institution. For the moment, a dozen cases have been observed in five countries.
This variant has more than 30 mutations. For this reason, the WHO decided a week ago to put him among those to watch, alongside six others.
But it is not considered a variant of interest or concern. “Everything will depend on the circulation” within the different countries, WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove told the press on Friday.
Cases have been identified in Denmark, the United States, Israel, Britain and South Africa. The variant has also been “detected in wastewater in Switzerland and Thailand”, also added the head of the organization.
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