South Korea has two cases of the new coronavirus Delta Plus variant, which some experts fear is more transmissible than the original Delta variant.
A number of social media users in the U.S. have expressed their concerns about the Delta Plus COVID-19 variant after two new cases were confirmed in South Korea. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) told Reuters that the country’s first case of the Delta Plus variant, also known as B.1.617.2.1 or AY.1, was identified in a man in 40s who had „no recent travel records.“ Park Young-joon, a KDCA official, told a press conference that testing of around 280 people who were in contact with the man found that only his son also tested positive for COVID, although it is unclear if the son has the Delta Plus variant too. The second case was found in a traveler who returned from the U. S, and had received both shots of AstraZeneca before the trip, Park said. A number of people on Twitter have now expressed their concerns, as well as making jokes and sharing memes, after hearing of reports of the Delta Plus variant on top of the other strains currently spreading through the U.S. and the rest of the world. „Gonna be honest. I’m not doing indoor dining or gyms in NYC even if they’re restricted to vaccinated people,“ tweeted author Crystal M. Fleming. „Not with Delta Comfort Plus out here propagating and breakthrough cases surging.
