Academic shines light on Melbourne Covid outbreak variant as ‘fitter’ strains persist – The Australian

An Australian professor has shone a light on the Covid19 variant that is wreaking havoc on Victoria.
UNSW associate professor Stuart Turville said the Indian strain, as it has become known, was one of three that had spread throughout the continent.
“That was the first one that blew up or started to expand in India and has spread around the globe,” he said.
Professor Turville said the second variant, which had now taken hold in India, was “fitter” and more immune evasive.
“In places like India where…

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