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‘Highly infectious’: Warning over strain of virus loose in Victoria – The Australian
The strain of COVID-19 loose in Victoria is a “highly infectious” variant, Acting Premier James Merlino has warned, as he urged anyone eligible to get the AstraZeneca…

The strain of COVID-19 loose in Victoria is a highly infectious variant, Acting Premier James Merlino has warned, as he urged anyone eligible to get the AstraZeneca vaccine immediately.
The coronavirus strain that has infected at least 26 people in Victoria is the B1617 variant, known as the Indian variant of COVID-19, which is a mutation of the original virus that is more contagious than previous strains.
It was brought into Victoria when a man caught the virus, stayed in hotel quarantine in South…
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