[Epoch Times September 08, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Gao Shan compiled a report) It is estimated that Mu variants of the Chinese Communist Party virus (Wuhan virus, New Coronavirus) have been found in 49 states and 42 countries in the United States. Health officials are paying close attention to whether this virus will become the dominant virus in the spread of the epidemic.
According to the National Broadcasting Corporation Financial Channel (CNBC), this new mutant strain of the Chinese Communist Party virus, also known as B.1.621, was first discovered in Colombia in January this year. This variant has recently been included in the list of “variants of concern” by the World Health Organization (WHO).
According to the assessment data compiled by Outbreak.info, except for Nebraska, Mu variants have been found in 49 US states and Washington, DC. Although this variant has been detected in less than 1% of samples across the United States, it is estimated that the variant has a higher transmission rate in Alaska and Hawaii.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, there have been more than 40 million cases of COVID-19 infection in the United States since the epidemic began to spread. The number of infections reported last month exceeded 4 million. The total number of deaths related to the CCP virus recorded in the United States is at least 649,134.
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and chief medical adviser to the White House for infectious diseases, stated on Sunday (September 5) that more than 99% of infections The case is a Delta variant. He also added that the mutation shown by the Mu variant “shows that it can bypass the protection of certain antibodies.”
He said that the Mu variant “is not an immediate threat.”
According to Newsweek, California recorded the largest number of virus infection samples containing Mu variants, at least 384, but the total number only accounts for 0.2% of the state’s sequencing samples. As of September 3, Los Angeles County health officials announced that 167 cases of Mu variant infection were sequenced between June and August, most of which were sequenced in July.
A statement from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said: “Mu variants have been found to have key mutations related to greater transmission capacity and potential to evade antibodies.” “More research is needed to determine whether Mu variants are better than others. The COVID-19 strain is more contagious, more deadly, or more resistant to vaccines and treatments.”
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