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'Deltacron' a lab contamination, not a new variant: UK virologist
Updated On: 10 January, 2022 05:02 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Tom Peacock, a virologist at the Imperial College London, said that the Cypriot `Deltacron` sequences reported by several large media outlets look to be quite clearly `contaminated`
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After a scientist in Cyprus claimed that his team has identified a new Covid variant being dubbed as `Deltacron`, a UK-based virologist has termed it a "lab contamination" and not a new strain.
Tom Peacock, a virologist at the Imperial College London, said that the Cypriot `Deltacron` sequences reported by several large media outlets look to be quite clearly "contaminated".
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