Op-ed: Why Bangladesh Should Be Concerned About the Emerging COVID Variants
Since January 2021, Bangladesh has confirmed the presence of five COVID-19 variant strains — Alpha (B.1.1.7) (aka the “UK variant”), Beta (B.1.351) (aka the “South Africa variant”), (B.1525), Gamma (P.1) (aka the “Nigeria variant”), and Delta (B.1.617.2) (aka the “India variant”). These variants raise concern because of their high transmissibility and infection potential. Public Health…
