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New COVID-19 variant ‘of significant concern’ emerges in Victoria as state records another four local cases – SBS News
Victoria has recorded four new virus cases, with authorities confirming the detection of a new COVID-19 variant in the state’s outbreak.
A new COVID-19 variant has emerged in Victoria’s outbreak, putting health authorities on alert.
Genomic sequencing from two cases in a West Melbourne family has revealed they are infected with the Delta variant, which Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says has become the predominant variant in India.
“It is a variant of significant concern,” Prof Sutton said.
It remains unclear how that family, which also travelled to Jervis Bay in NSW, contracted the virus.
Three of Friday’s four new cases are…
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