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By Daily Beast , National Institute of Infectious Diseases of Japan (NIID), three days before the start of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the transmission of data to the international GISAID database that the lambda coronavirus strain was first identified in the country during the tests. At the same time, they decided not to inform the general public.
The publication emphasizes that earlier South American and Japanese scientists have reported that the lamba variant is highly infectious and may have increased resistance to vaccines. When the lamba variant was discovered in Japan, coronavirus disease had already increased in that country. And it was clear that the arrival of the “lambda” could further complicate the situation.
NIID reported that this option was found during an airport check. It was planned to announce the detection of this variant at the end of the Olympic Games at the earliest.
In Peru, where the lambda strain was first detected, more than 90 percent of infections are currently associated with this variant. coronavirus. The University of Tokyo research group believes that this option “has the potential to pose a threat to human society.”