[Lewis Thomson (OP)]

Clive has presented this question to The Naked Scientists.

"Can a person be infected by more than one variant at the same time?"

What findings have you found? Discuss in the comments below...

[set fair]

Yes, no reason why they shouldn't be. It can lead to recombination. The genome copying shifts from one variant to the corresponding place on the other variant in the same infected cell and then shifts back. There are cases dubbed Deltacron reported in the UK and France.