Kathmandu. A new mutation has been found in the Delta variant that spread corona infection in Nepal. Public health experts say it is considered more contagious than the Delta variant.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population Dr. According to Krishna Poudel, new mutations have been found in nine samples tested at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in New Delhi, India.

The gene was sent to the World Health Organization-accredited laboratory in India for gene sequencing, with 47 delta variants and one alpha variant.

Dr. According to Poudel, K417N mutations have been found in 9 out of 47 Delta variants.

This is the mutation that was previously claimed by the British media as a 'Nepal variant'. They made the claim based on the fact that K417 N 'mutations were found in those who left Nepal and contracted corona.

According to the information received, this mutation is more contagious than the Delta variant and has a more serious effect on the infected. But many things remain to be studied about this mutation.