The new COVID-19 variant C.1.2 has been first detected in which nation?

• A. Israel
• B. Indonesia
• C. South Africa
• D. Singapore

Answer: (C)

The Researchers from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases and KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform in South Africa have informed that the potential variant of interest, C.1.2, has been first detected in South Africa in May 2021.