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Why is it still hard to track new COVID variants? WHO chief scientist explains

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World Health Organization (WHO) said. Genomic sequencing is one of the best methods to identify new variants of the virus. During a recent interview, Swaminathan also expressed, Europe is the largest contributor of sequences globally, while the African continents are lagging behind the most.

Though the rate of genomic sequencing has increased significantly since the start of the pandemic, even the current levels are not good enough, she asserted during the interview.

Watch full video here:Beyond #COVID19, Genomic surveillance has big benefits: tracking influenza variants, identifying source of food contamination outbreaks & tracking antimicrobial resistance.

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