Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Scientists have identified a new Coronavirus variant called IHU in France, which contains 46 mutations more than Omicron. It has been associated with Cameroun and is yet to be spotted in other countries or labelled a variant under investigation by the WHO. French health minister Olivier Veran has said that the country expects to see even higher daily counts of new COVID-19 infections in the coming days. U.S. epidemiologist and health economist Eric Feigl-Ding has identified a new variant of SARS CoV2 that is more contagious and could evade immunity. The variant was first identified in South Africa and Botswana in November last year and has spread to over 100 countries. The United States recorded more than one million cases on Monday, a global record, with the number of cases doubling on the previous week. Rates of death and hospitalisation have been far lower in recent weeks than during previous surges.