Today, I am reading: What do we know about Mu, the new COVID variant monitored by WHO?

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The World Health Organisation is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as "Mu", which was first identified in Colombia in January, the UN health body said on Tuesday in its weekly pandemic bulletin.

Tổ chức Y tế Thế giới đang theo dõi một biến thể coronavirus mới được gọi là "Mu", được xác định lần đầu tiên ở Colombia vào tháng Giêng, cơ quan y tế Liên Hợp Quốc cho biết hôm thứ Ba trong bản tin đại dịch hàng tuần của mình.

WHO has classified Mu as a "variant of interest," saying it has mutations that indicate a risk of resistance to vaccines.

WHO đã phân loại Mu là một "biến thể cần quan tâm", nói rằng nó có các đột biến cho thấy nguy cơ kháng vắc-xin.

"The Mu variant has a constellation of mutations that indicate potential properties of immune escape," the bulletin said.

Bản tin cho biết: “Biến thể Mu có một loạt các đột biến cho thấy các đặc tính tiềm ẩn của khả năng thoát miễn dịch.

It stressed that further studies were needed to better understand it.

Nó nhấn mạnh rằng cần phải có các nghiên cứu sâu hơn để hiểu rõ hơn về nó.

While the global prevalence of Mu is low, the new strain is gaining ground in South America, WHO said.

Theo WHO, trong khi tỷ lệ nhiễm Mu trên toàn cầu đang ở mức thấp, thì chủng vi khuẩn mới này đang phát triển mạnh mẽ ở Nam Mỹ.

"Although the global prevalence of the Mu variant among sequenced cases has declined and is currently below 0.1%, the prevalence in Colombia (39%) and Ecuador (13%) has consistently increased."

"Mặc dù tỷ lệ phổ biến trên toàn cầu của biến thể Mu trong số các trường hợp theo trình tự đã giảm và hiện ở mức dưới 0,1%, nhưng tỷ lệ hiện mắc ở Colombia (39%) và Ecuador (13%) vẫn liên tục tăng."

There is widespread concern over the emergence of new virus mutations as infection rates are soaring again, fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant.All viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, mutate over time and most mutations have little or no effect on the properties of the virus.

Hiện đang có nhiều lo ngại về sự xuất hiện của các đột biến vi rút mới khi tỷ lệ lây nhiễm lại tăng vọt, được thúc đẩy bởi biến thể Delta rất dễ lây lan. không ảnh hưởng đến các đặc tính của virus.

But certain mutations can impact the properties of a virus and influence how easily it spreads, the severity of the disease it causes, and its resistance to vaccines, drugs and other countermeasures.

Nhưng một số đột biến nhất định có thể ảnh hưởng đến các đặc tính của vi rút và ảnh hưởng đến mức độ dễ dàng lây lan của nó, mức độ nghiêm trọng của căn bệnh mà nó gây ra cũng như khả năng kháng vắc xin, thuốc và các biện pháp đối phó khác.

The WHO currently identifies four coronavirus variants of concern, including Alpha, which is present in 193 countries, and Delta, present in 170 countries.

WHO hiện đã xác định được bốn biến thể coronavirus cần quan tâm, bao gồm Alpha, có mặt ở 193 quốc gia và Delta, có mặt ở 170 quốc gia.

Five variants, including Mu, are to be monitored. 

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2021/09/02/what-do-we-know-about-mu-the-new-covid-variant-monitored-by-who

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