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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Middleton

Omicron sub-variant almost as infectious as measles, the most contagious disease on earth

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The new Omicron sub-variant is almost as infectious as measles, one of the most contagious diseases in human history, a top epidemiologist has warned.

The new variant - named deltacron - that combines mutations from both Omicron and Delta has been detected in a number of areas of France and it understood to have been circulating in the populace since January.

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