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Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by ijustdey(op): 2:36pm On Dec 24, 2020
Another new variant of coronavirus has emerged in Nigeria, Africa’s leading public health official has said.

John Nkengasong, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, revealed the new strain on Thursday – saying it is different to the ones found recently in the UK and South Africa.

But he added that it is still too early to tell what effects the new variant might possess, saying that scientists needed ‘more time’ to study it.

Coroanvirus variants emerge routinely as the virus spreads, but those in the UK and South Africa have been widely reported because scientists believe they are significantly more infectious than previous strains.

‘Give us some time. It’s still very early,’ Dr Nkengasong said.

The alert about the apparent new variant was based on two or three genetic sequences, he said, but that and South Africa’s alert late last week were enough to prompt an emergency meeting of the Africa CDC this week.

Dr Nkengasong said the Nigeria CDC and the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases will analyse more samples.

The news comes as infections surge again in parts of the African continent.

The new variant in South Africa is the predominant one there, Mr Nkengasong said, as confirmed infections in the country approach a million.

While the variant transmits quickly and viral loads are higher, it is not yet clear whether it leads to a more severe disease, he added.

‘We believe this mutation will not have an effect’ on the deployment of Covid-19 vaccines to the continent, he said of the South Africa variant.

South Africa’s health minister late on Wednesday announced an ‘alarming rate of spread’, with more than 14,000 new cases confirmed in the past day, including more than 400 deaths.

The country has more than 950,000 infections and Covid-19 is ‘unrelenting,’ Zwelini Mkhize said in a statement.

The African continent has more than 2.5 million confirmed cases, or 3.3% of global cases. Infections across the continent have risen 10.9% over the past four weeks, Mr Nkengasong said, including a 52% increase in Nigeria and 40% in South Africa.
https://www.independent.ng/scientists-discover-another-mutant-form-of-covid-19-in-nigeria/

Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by eddybeauty: 2:39pm On Dec 24, 2020
African scientists are not taken serious
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by Ofemmanu1: 2:40pm On Dec 24, 2020
Oya na.
We go jump am pass.
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by Nobody: 2:43pm On Dec 24, 2020
hmm e be tins oooo

abag mek corona take am jeje
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by IamD18: 2:47pm On Dec 24, 2020
Another lamba to help them loot more money.
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by JaneYave(f): 2:55pm On Dec 24, 2020
You see this people en.God pass una desire!
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by Kriss216: 2:55pm On Dec 24, 2020
Believe Africa scientists at your own detriment.
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by aare07(m): 3:12pm On Dec 24, 2020
H
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by ATEAMS: 3:12pm On Dec 24, 2020
NO WORRY OUR BABALAWO'S WILL TAME THIS ONE..

NO SHAKING
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by brownemmanuel43(m): 3:13pm On Dec 24, 2020
Still selling a bag of rice at 22,500 per 50kg
Min order: 5
We deliver to any part of the country
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by Nazgul: 3:13pm On Dec 24, 2020
Anything regarding covid 19 in Nigeria is fake. We all know that the virus isn't as fatal as the government is trying to make it be. They're only interested in cashing out.
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by YorubaKinging: 3:13pm On Dec 24, 2020
The end is near

Stop believing all these bullshits

Stop allowing the devil to put fear into your heart

With all the fears and scary news about this fake deadly virus

Still you're alive and you didn't even get coro.

Give thanks

There are more than 1000 ways to die and Corona isn't even one of it...
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by EmekaBlue(m):
We need to invite X-men to combat this mutant
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by LogoDesigner01: 3:13pm On Dec 24, 2020
God help us
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by milkyworld(m): 3:13pm On Dec 24, 2020
Every bad news always have 9ja variant.

No be today.

Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by DripJobs: 3:13pm On Dec 24, 2020
It is well
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by ecolime(m): 3:14pm On Dec 24, 2020
Kriss216:
Believe Africa scientists at your own detriment.
Do we have scientists? Paper scientists.

BTW, God punish China real bad for this evil gift.
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by jaxxy(m): 3:14pm On Dec 24, 2020
No be 2day na. U can have 4 mutations if u like. At the end of the day its all about the money.
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by Nobody: 3:14pm On Dec 24, 2020
Mtcheew, when other countries are discovering mutants why won't we discover our own.
Why this desperate urgency to prove that there's a so called second wave? To achieve what?
Whenever they talk about this second wave,I usually say that I need someone to answer two questions for me.
1. How was the first wave controlled (especially considering that we were never able to test up to 0.5% of our population).
2. what gave rise to the so called second wave.

When countries began reporting a second wave I remember people were joking that our copycat leaders would soon import our own second wave.
And true to their nature they made it happen.
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by Karleb(m): 3:14pm On Dec 24, 2020
Lockdown imminent!
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by Cousin9999: 3:14pm On Dec 24, 2020
Lies. Who is dumb enough to believe this?
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by illicit(m): 3:14pm On Dec 24, 2020
Nothing dey happen....
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by Muhylonaire007: 3:14pm On Dec 24, 2020
;lwkmd grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin
Wetin dem use discover am? grin grin grin grin
Covid-20 Nigerian version grin grin grin
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by Firstorderwizard(m): 3:14pm On Dec 24, 2020
If we can have a mutant President
What is ordinary mutant virus?
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by bluefilm:
We can mutate to another form of human beings to confuse the new mutant SCAMdemic virus.
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by christejames(m): 3:14pm On Dec 24, 2020
Who that scamdemic serious in this country except the politicians cashing out from it...




No matter how it metamorphose it won't harm an average Nigerian
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by Kingluqman(m): 3:14pm On Dec 24, 2020
O doju e!!! This news go sweet belle of our looting politicians grin
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by Blackmoran(m): 3:15pm On Dec 24, 2020
Abeg please stop all this lies and manipulation..
Immediately a vaccine was created now we have are hearing this news... So people will be desperate to be vaccinated
Re: Another Mutant Form Of COVID-19 Discovered In Nigeria - Africa CDC by iamyemiakins(m): 3:15pm On Dec 24, 2020
Nawa o
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