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Alarming theory about ‘highly infectious’ Covid strain in Victoria – Yahoo News Australia
The coronavirus strain known as the Indian variant is spreading rapidly in Melbourne. And worried experts have explained just how dangerous it is.
An alarming theory has emerged about the strain of coronavirus currently circulating in Victoria.
Health authorities identified on Monday the first cases of the latest Whittlesea outbreak in Melbourne’s north tested positive for the B.1.617 strain of the coronavirus, also known as the Indian variant.
The cluster has now grown to a total of 26, with 12 new cases announced on Thursday.
One of the cases is on a ventilator in the intensive care unit while the whole state has been plunged into a seven-day…
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