Shenzhen CDC,the patient was transferred to the Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen and was diagnosed as a COVID-19 asymptomatic infection.On January 25,2021,Shenzhen CDC identified the 20H/501.Y.V2(B.1.351)variant,which was a variant of COVID-19 virus first emerging in the South Africa....
. The mutation of spike protein will affect the ability of virus to infect cells and spread, but it will also make it more difficult for immune cells to attack pathogens. To the scientists' surprise, the B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant contains two mutations in the Flynn protease cut site - ...
The variant has also been detected in Botswana and Hong Kong among travellers from South Africa, he added. The WHO said it is "closely monitoring" the reported variant and is expected to convene a technical meeting on Friday to determine if it should be designated a variant of "interest" or...
The new variant found in South Africa contains a similar mutation to the U.K. strain, Van Kerkhove said, but is a separate variant. Cases of COVID-19 are surging in the U.K., which curtailed the expected relaxation of safety measures for Christmas. More than 67,700 people in that cou...
Late last year the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA) led by the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) identified a rapidly spreading new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The new va
The new variant has also thrown a spotlight on disparities in how far the world's population is vaccinated. Even as many developed countries are giving third-dose boosters, less than seven percent of people in low-income countries have received their first COVID-19 shot, according t...
The Japanese Health Ministry said it has tracked down yet another variant of Covid-19 partly similar to the UK and South Africa strains, which are believed to be more contagious and linked to a spike in infections in Britain. The mutant strain was found in four people who flew into Japan...
Johannesburg – At least five countries and airlines, including Germany and Turkey, are reported to have banned flights from South Africa on Monday over the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus. South Africa’s health department said last week that a new genetic mutation of...
South Africa recorded 21,157 new COVID-19 cases from a sample size of 72,689 test conducted in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's total number of infections to 3,374,262. The figures were published by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the Na...
South African researchers identified the new variant Thursday, initially identified as B.1.1.529, after recording a spike in COVID-19 cases in the province of Gauteng. The variant has also been detected in the countries and regions of Belgium, Botswana, Hong Kong, ...