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Scientists scramble to understand highly mutated coronavirus variant spott
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The new variant, called BA.2.86 and nicknamed Pirola by variant hunters on social media, has more than 30 amino acid changes to its spike protein compared with its next closest ancestor, the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron, according to Dr Jesse Bloom, who studies viral evolution at the Fred H
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UK COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly across US, may soon become dominant
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The mutated coronavirus variant, which was originally discovered in the United Kingdom and is found to be more contagious, is rapidly spreading across the United States and may become the dominant strain in many states as soon as by March, a new study s
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New mutated coronavirus linked to South Africa, says British Health Secret
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], December 24 (ANI): British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Wednesday said that the new mutated coronavirus variant found in Britain is linked to South Africa in a media briefing.
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