New Covid Variants
 

Recently, Agha Khan University Hospital (AKUH) detected new Covid variants of South African & Brazilian in the 13 samples collected for genome study. 

Few infected samples were carrying UK variant of Covid-19, while the rest were of South African & Brazilian variants. 

Sindh health minster appeals to the public that this is an alarming situation as the new detected variant is not responsive to vaccination. Furthermore, she stated that fatality rate of the new strands found are higher than the Wuhan variant fatality rate. 

"Therefore, all necessary preventive measures are to be  taken seriously, otherwise in near future Pakistan can face humanitarian crises, as seen in India" Dr. Azra Fazl Pechuho.