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

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

Answer: (A)

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.