Tag: Mutation
New Coronavirus Variant B.1.526 is spreading in New York City
A new form of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in New York City, and it carries a worrisome mutation that may weaken the effectiveness of vaccines, two teams of researchers have found. More...
Brescia, Italy : “The third coronavirus wave has started”- Infant centers, preschools and elementary schools closed
In some provinces of Lombardy, the ‘strengthened’ orange zone has been triggered to stem the spread of the coronavirus and curb the contagion linked to the covid variants. More...
Denmark’s SSI: “Even without reopening, the development of virus variant B.1.1.7 B117 and the opening of 0-4yr class lead to slightly increasing infection rates and new admissions in mid-April”
SSI: “The expert group has all the way counted on a so-called scenario 0, where you do not open further. More...
France: The highest proportion of suspected UK variant cases was among 0-9 year olds (44.6%)
More...● La proportion de tests positifs criblés variait peu selon la classe d’âge : de 42,1% chez les 20-29 ans à 47,7% chez les 0-9 ans (Tableau 1).
Moselle, France: “more than a third of coronavirus cases in circulation are of South African origin” 501YV2
The presence of variants in Moselle, France, continues to worry. More...
B.1.258∆, a SARS-CoV-2 variant with ∆H69/∆V70 in the Spike protein circulating in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
We analyzed SARS-CoV-2 samples collected from various regions of Slovakia between November and December 2020 that were presumed to contain the B.1.1.7 variant due to traveling history of the virus carriers or their contacts. More...
Coronavirus surge testing in Brentwood, Essex after South African variant 501YV2 501Y.V2 detected
People in part of Essex, England are being urged to take a coronavirus test when offered, after the South African variant 501Y.V2 More...
Japan: Domestic influx of B11316 strains carrying the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein E484K mutation
Japan: “Domestic diffusion of strains carrying the Spike protein E484K mutation (Pangolin B.1.1.316)
E484K COVID-19 genome surveillance * 3. More...
New 484K coronavirus mutation found in Amravati, India in four samples.
Researchers have found two new mutations in coronavirus samples from Amravati and Yavatmal districts of eastern Maharashtra, India, which can escape neutralizing antibodies. More...
Coronavirus case with 484K mutation found in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
This what we know about the strain found in San Luis Potosí, Mexico: The mutation is known as E-484k and it was also identified in people from Jalisco and Tamaulipas. More...