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SHOCKING: What is pirola the newest ba 2 86 coronavirus variant spreading - What They Never Told You

Shoppers wear protective masks at a Japanese supermarket during the coronavirus outbreak in Chiba in May 2020 [File: Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters]

New coronavirus variants have raised concern across the world amid a rise in cases in the United States and parts of Europe.

The BA.2.86 variant, nicknamed “Pirola”, is a newly designated, highly mutating variant of Omicron which triggered the surge in cases.

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