South Korea has detected its first two cases of the new Delta Plus COVID-19 variant.
FILE PHOTO: A woman gets a coronavirus disease test at a coronavirus testing site in SeoulSEOUL - South Korea has detected its first two cases of the new Delta Plus COVID-19 variant, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Tuesday, as the country battles with its fourth wave of infections.
Reports of Delta Plus cases have been few, and a handful of countries, including Britain, Portugal and India, have reported some cases. Test results in around 280 people who were in contact with the man found that only his son was positive too, Park Young-joon, a KDCA official told a briefing.The second case was found in a traveller who returned from the United States. The person had been vaccinated with both shots of AstraZeneca before the trip, Park said.
Genetic analysis of 3,014 infections last week found 64% were the Delta variant, KDCA data showed, a clear sign the variant has become the dominant strain in South Korea as well. Cases among the fully vaccinated remained low.
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