Tag: variant
Anders Tegnell: Rapid spread of the British mutation B.1.1.7 B117 in Sweden
According to state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, the spread of infection is increasing on a broad front in the country. 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).
UK has sequenced about 45% to 48% of all SARS-CoV-2 genomes in the Gisaid database.
The UK is a world leader in sequencing SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. More...
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...
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...
New Philippines coronavirus variant has 484K and 501Y mutations
On Thursday, the Department of Health (DoH) in Central Visayas (The Philippines) confirmed that they have detected two mutations with “potential clinical significance” of SARS-CoV-2 that cause the disease. More...