General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

If they were 'looking for it' then it's existance was pre-known. That would make it NOT new. It would be an 'existing' strain of coronavirus, like the rest.
But, they say it's a 'new' strain.

Take Ford, for example. They make c.a.r.s. There's lots of 'strains' of Ford c.a.r.s. Fiesta, Capri, Mondeo, Granada, Anglia, Cortina, Focus, Kuga, Mustang, C-Max and more.
They are all c.a.r.s., but a Capri is not a Fiesta. Although they are from the same family.

Things are being invented now, and I can't work it out. They're making a fuss over this to take our minds off other things!