Q. With reference to NeoCoV, consider the following statements:
1. NeoCov is a new Covid variant identified in South Africa.
2. NeoCoV virus has an extremely high transmission and fatality rate.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
Answer: B
Notes:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Neo-Cov is not a new Covid-19 variant. It belongs to a distinctly different genera (a type of subclassification) of coronaviruses known as merbecovirus.
Statement 2 is correct: NeoCov is currently spreading only among animals. However, NeoCov is just one mutation away from being able to penetrate the human immune system.
NeoCoV virus also has an extremely high transmission and fatality rate, as it can cause death in at least one out of three infected people.
Source: What is NeoCoV?
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