What is ‘Deltacron’?
Its name refers to its structure, a combination of the Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2; from the first he adopted the genomes and from the second, the genetic signature.
Where was it detected?
The first reported case of ‘Deltacron’ occurred in the Middle Eastern country, Cyprus. “There are coinfections of Omicron and Delta. We have found a variant that is a combination of both,” explained the professor of Biology at the University of Cyprus and director of the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Molecular Virology, Leondios Kostrikis.
Do you have characteristic symptoms?
‘Deltacron’ has not yet been analyzed by international authorities, so there is no official information on whether or not it has characteristic symptoms.
What has been raised is that it is more common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients than non-hospitalized ones.