'Deltacron' variant: 5 things to know as experts downplay danger

Early signs suggest scarily nicknamed COVID hybrid unlikely to pose unique risk

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COVID-19 testing near Rennes, France: The country is one of a handful of European states to have detected cases of a hybrid variant combining delta and omicron. © Reuters

KOSUKE SHIMIZU, Nikkei staff writer

MEXICO CITY -- Another new coronavirus variant has popped up on the radar. Unnervingly nicknamed "deltacron," the strain is a hybrid of the delta and omicron variants that have caused huge waves of infection around the globe.

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