delta: Surge in UK cases sparks call for probe into Delta+ mutation – Times of India

LONDON: Former US FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb called for “urgent research” into a mutation of the Delta variant — or Delta plus — following a surge in Covid cases in the UK. “We need urgent research to figure out if this Delta plus is more transmissible, has partial immune evasion,” he said in a tweet.
The UK reported the highest daily jump in new cases on Sunday since mid-July. The Delta plus strain includes the K417N mutation, also harbored by the Beta variant that’s associated with an increased risk of reinfection