JOHANNESBURG - South African researchers have identified a coronavirus lineage they named C.1.2.
The lineage has reportedly been detected in all provinces.
Researchers delayed reporting because virus mutations are common and have a tendency of disappearing.
Researchers say that the new C.1.2 lineage cannot yet be classified as Covid-19 variant because little is known about it. Image: Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images
Researchers opted to spend two months after discovery to first monitor C.1.2 before reporting on the discovery.
The news comes from scientists working at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).
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