UK launches global 'assessment platform' to track new coronavirus variants as they emerge
3 years, 10 months ago

UK launches global 'assessment platform' to track new coronavirus variants as they emerge

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The UK launched a New Variant Assessment Platform on Tuesday, which it says will offer the country’s world-leading genomics expertise to identify new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 to countries who do not have the resources to do so. As part of the UK’s Presidency of the G7 this year, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock outlined the plans in a speech at the think tank Chatham House the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London as he laid out his vision for a stronger, more collaborative and effective global health system, not just in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, but to ensure the international community is better prepared for future threats. Countries will be offered UK capacity to analyse new strains of the virus through the launch of the platform led by Public Health England, working with NHS Test and Trace and academic partners as well as the World Health Organisation’s SARS-CoV-2 Global Laboratory Working Group. Dr Isabel Oliver, Director of Public Health England’s National Infection Service, said: We know that the virus will evolve over time and certain mutations could potentially cause the virus to spread faster, make people sicker, or possibly affect how well vaccines work. This new initiative will bring Public Health England’s cutting edge science to countries that have little or no ability to sequence and analyse COVID-19 virus strains themselves.

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COVID-19 update: WHO asks nations to strengthen surveillance as coronavirus cases rise
1 year ago

COVID-19 update: WHO asks nations to strengthen surveillance as coronavirus cases rise

India TV News  

COVID-19 update: The World Health Organisation has urged countries in South-East Asia to strengthen surveillance given the increasing cases of respiratory diseases, including due to COVID-19 and its new sub-variant JN.1, and influenza. "For this, countries must strengthen surveillance and sequencing, and ensure sharing of data," said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, regional director, WHO South-East Asia. "As people travel and …

COVID-19 still a 'global health threat', new variant already under scanner: WHO Chief Tedros
1 year, 4 months ago

COVID-19 still a 'global health threat', new variant already under scanner: WHO Chief Tedros

Firstpost  

WHO has recently classified a new variant BA.2.86 which is under monitoring at present. It is said to have a large number of mutations World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said COVID-19 still is a “global health threat” and a new variant of coronavirus is already under the scanner. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the G20 Health …

COVID-19 still a global health threat, new variant under scanner: WHO chief
1 year, 4 months ago

COVID-19 still a global health threat, new variant under scanner: WHO chief

The Hindu  

Director-General of WHO Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on August 18 said though COVID-19 is no longer a health emergency for the world, it is still a ‘global health threat’ and a new variant of coronavirus is already under the scanner. “Although COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, it remains a global health threat. On the occasion, he urged all …

New coronavirus variant EG.5 on the rise: WHO, CDC on alert
1 year, 4 months ago

New coronavirus variant EG.5 on the rise: WHO, CDC on alert

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization on Wednesday classified a new strain of COVID-19 as a "variant of interest." The World Health Organization has classed the EG.5 strain of COVID-19 as a "variant of interest". "Collectively, available evidence does not suggest that EG.5 has additional public health risks relative to the other currently circulating Omicron descendent lineages," the organization said. "Right now, …

Fast-spreading new coronavirus strain dubbed ‘variant of interest’
1 year, 4 months ago

Fast-spreading new coronavirus strain dubbed ‘variant of interest’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The World Health Organisation has classified a fast-spreading coronavirus strain circulating …

‘Jewel in the crown’ Covid-19 infection survey bows out
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Jewel in the crown’ Covid-19 infection survey bows out

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The long-running coronavirus infection survey, dubbed the “envy of the world” for its success …

Lessons From COVID: What The World Needs to Learn to Tackle Future Pandemics
1 year, 11 months ago

Lessons From COVID: What The World Needs to Learn to Tackle Future Pandemics

The Quint  

The costly lesson from COVID: why elimination should be the default global strategy for future pandemics Getty Images Imagine it is 2030. An upgraded pandemic response to eliminate at source The process by which the WHO currently decides whether to declare a public health emergency of international concern has drawn criticism for being too slow. Elimination makes sense for other …

U.K. to stop publishing coronavirus data for ‘living with COVID’ phase
1 year, 11 months ago

U.K. to stop publishing coronavirus data for ‘living with COVID’ phase

The Hindu  

The U.K. health authorities said on December 26 that they will stop publishing their regular COVID-19 infections modelling data in the new year because it is seen as “no longer necessary” as the country moves to a phase of living with the virus with the help of vaccines and medicines. “During the pandemic, the R value and growth rate served …

Covid News Updates: Maha Govt to Set Up Task Force to Keep An Eye on Coronavirus Situation, Coordinate With Centre
2 years ago

Covid News Updates: Maha Govt to Set Up Task Force to Keep An Eye on Coronavirus Situation, Coordinate With Centre

News 18  

Covid-19 News Updates: Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases globally, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday held over an hour-long review meeting to discuss the coronavirus situation in the country. Advising Indians not to worry amid rising cases in China, Adar Poonawalla, chief executive of Serum Institute of India, said that we need not panic “given our excellent vaccination …

'Covid Not Over Yet': Promote Boosters, Check Medicine Stock, Health Minister Tells Officials as China Uptick Puts India on Alert
2 years ago

'Covid Not Over Yet': Promote Boosters, Check Medicine Stock, Health Minister Tells Officials as China Uptick Puts India on Alert

News 18  

Bring back booster doses, social distancing norms and masks and check the stock of key Covid-19 medicines in India — This is the latest directive from Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya to top officials as the sudden spurt of cases in Japan, US, Korea, and Brazil and the horror stories of deaths leaking out of China have forced the Centre …

Centre\'s COVID review meeting today amid spurt in cases in US, China
2 years ago

Centre\'s COVID review meeting today amid spurt in cases in US, China

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will review the COVID-19 situation on Wednesday in view of a fresh spurt in cases in some countries such as Japan, South Korea, Brazil, China and the US, official sources said. Meanwhile, the Union health ministry on Tuesday urged all states and union territories to ramp up the whole genome sequencing of positive …

Health Minister Mandaviya to review COVID situation on Dec. 21 amid spurt in cases in U.S., China
2 years ago

Health Minister Mandaviya to review COVID situation on Dec. 21 amid spurt in cases in U.S., China

The Hindu  

Amid a fresh spurt in COVID-19 cases in Japan, South Korea, Brazil, China and the U.S., Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will review the pandemic situation on December 21, 2022, official sources said. Earlier on Tuesday, the Health Ministry urged all states and Union territories to ramp up the whole genome sequencing of positive samples to keep track of newer …

Centre writes to states over rise in Covid-19 cases abroad
2 years ago

Centre writes to states over rise in Covid-19 cases abroad

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to all states and Union territories to gear up genome sequencing of positive Covid-19 cases to track variants in light of spurts of cases being seen in Japan, USA, Republic of Korea, Brazil and China. The letter states that genome sequencing will enable timely detection of newer variants, if any, circulating in the …

UK faces fresh wave of infections amid global concerns over XE strain | 5 points
2 years, 8 months ago

UK faces fresh wave of infections amid global concerns over XE strain | 5 points

Hindustan Times  

With new coronavirus strains emerging from different parts of the world, fears have grown of yet another pandemic wave approaching soon. Meanwhile, a renewed surge of Covid-19 infections was reported in Britain, led by the Omicron variant and newly discovered mutant strain XE. Covid-19 infections, due to the highly transmissible Omicron BA.2 variant, have hit a record high in Britain, …

COVID-19: The endless search for the origins of the virus
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: The endless search for the origins of the virus

Al Jazeera  

Two years after a pandemic was declared, scientists continue to debate how the coronavirus behind COVID-19 came to infect humans. “It isn’t fantastical to say there’s a cover-up.” For Chan and all those who argue that the SARS-CoV-2 virus could have originated from a lab, so long as an intermediary animal host that had passed the virus from bats to …

UK hits record COVID-19 levels; nearly 5 million infected
2 years, 8 months ago

UK hits record COVID-19 levels; nearly 5 million infected

The Independent  

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Scientists fear U.K. is easing coronavirus testing and monitoring too soon
2 years, 9 months ago

Scientists fear U.K. is easing coronavirus testing and monitoring too soon

LA Times  

A lab assistant points at charts of a sequenced coronavirus sample at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in England. Britain is now ending some testing and monitoring programs, a move some scientists fear will complicate efforts to track the virus and detect worrisome new variants. After dropping nearly all coronavirus restrictions last month, Britain is now ending some of its most …

Covid-19 infections above pre-Christmas levels – but falling in England
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 infections above pre-Christmas levels – but falling in England

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It comes as Transport for London dropped a mandatory face mask rule for buses …

People with Covid in England won't need to self-isolate
2 years, 10 months ago

People with Covid in England won't need to self-isolate

India Today  

People with Covid-19 won't be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the UK government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with Covid” that is also likely to see testing for coronavirus scaled back. “We’ve reached a stage where we think you can shift the balance away from state mandation, away from banning …

UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate
2 years, 10 months ago

UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate

Associated Press  

LONDON — People with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with COVID” that is also likely to see testing for the coronavirus scaled back. “We’ve reached a stage where we think you can shift the balance away from state mandation, …

Genomic sequencing is crucial in the battle against coronavirus. These countries do it well
3 years ago

Genomic sequencing is crucial in the battle against coronavirus. These countries do it well

CNN  

CNN — When South African scientists announced they had detected a new coronavirus variant with a worryingly high number of mutations, they were applauded for how quickly they were able to spot it. Sequencing efforts around the world leave much room for improvement, but South Africa’s discovery of the Omicron variant is an example of how focused efforts can make …

US tracking of virus variants has improved after slow start
3 years ago

US tracking of virus variants has improved after slow start

Associated Press  

After a slow start, the United States has improved its surveillance system for tracking new coronavirus variants such as omicron, boosting its capacity by tens of thousands of samples per week since early this year. “We’re in a much, much better place than a year ago or even six or nine months ago,” said Kenny Beckman of the University of …

U.S. tracking of virus variants has improved after slow start
3 years ago

U.S. tracking of virus variants has improved after slow start

LA Times  

After a slow start, the United States has improved its surveillance system for tracking new coronavirus variants such as Omicron, boosting its capacity by tens of thousands of samples per week since early this year. “We’re in a much, much better place than a year ago or even six or nine months ago,” said Kenny Beckman of the University of …

New Covid-19 Variant Detected in South Africa Triggers Global Alarm as WHO Urges Caution
3 years ago

New Covid-19 Variant Detected in South Africa Triggers Global Alarm as WHO Urges Caution

News 18  

Global authorities reacted with alarm on Friday to a new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa, with the EU and Britain among those tightening border controls as researchers sought to find out if the mutation was vaccine-resistant. Hours after Britain https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-says-new-covid-19-variant-is-most-significant-yet-found-2021-11-26 banned flights from South Africa and neighbouring countries and asked travellers returning from there to quarantine, the World Health …

From Singapore, Germany to Britain, new coronavirus variant sparks Africa travel curbs
3 years ago

From Singapore, Germany to Britain, new coronavirus variant sparks Africa travel curbs

Firstpost  

Governments across the world are scrambling to prevent the spread of the new COVID-19 variant — B.1.1.529 — which has a large number of mutations A new variant of COVID-19 is around the corner and the world is huddling to deal with it. On Thursday, a new coronavirus variant — B.1.1.529 — with a large number of mutations first was …

WHO to meet on Friday to assess new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa
3 years ago

WHO to meet on Friday to assess new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations/Geneva: The World Health Organization is monitoring the new coronavirus variant B.1.1.529 first detected in South Africa and will hold a "special meeting" on Friday to discuss if the heavily mutated strain will become a variant of interest or a variant of concern, a top official said. Kerkhove said WHO colleagues in South Africa are planning to undertake a …

WHO to hold 'special meeting' over new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa
3 years ago

WHO to hold 'special meeting' over new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa

India TV News  

Highlights The latest variant is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far The new variant has been red-flagged by scientists over an alarmingly high number of spike mutations To date, more than 227 million vaccine doses have been administered in Africa. The World Health Organisation is monitoring the new coronavirus variant B.1.1.529 first detected in South Africa and will …

Frequent mutations, rapid spread: All about the new coronavirus variant in South Africa
3 years ago

Frequent mutations, rapid spread: All about the new coronavirus variant in South Africa

Hindustan Times  

A new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa's most populous Guanteng district has sent governments around the world in a state of high alert – especially in view of the fact that the variant, according to infectious diseases experts, displays a high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people. The new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa, currently …

‘Serious concern’ as South Africa detects new coronavirus variant
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Serious concern’ as South Africa detects new coronavirus variant

Al Jazeera  

South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla says the variant is behind an ‘exponential’ increase in COVID infections. “Unfortunately we have detected a new variant which is a reason for concern in South Africa,” Tulio de Oliveira, from the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa, told a news conference. Health Minister Joe Phaahla said the variant was of “serious concern” …

UK faces calls for ‘Plan B’ with virus cases high and rising
3 years, 2 months ago

UK faces calls for ‘Plan B’ with virus cases high and rising

Associated Press  

LONDON — Life has returned to normal for millions in Britain since coronavirus restrictions were lifted over the summer. “It’s critical we accelerate the booster program,” said epidemiologist Neil Ferguson, a member of the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies. Ferguson said one factor influencing the U.K.'s high case numbers was that it has relied heavily on the AstraZeneca vaccine, …

UK Investigates New Coronavirus Variant After 16 Cases Emerge: All You Need to Know
3 years, 4 months ago

UK Investigates New Coronavirus Variant After 16 Cases Emerge: All You Need to Know

News 18  

After being discovered in a handful of other countries, including the United States, a new coronavirus variant known as B.1.621 is being investigated in the United Kingdom after 16 cases emerged, according to Public Health England. B.1.621 was categorised as a “variant under investigation” on Wednesday, prompting an inquiry, according to Public Health England. PHE said it is conducting “laboratory …

75% of UK's new Covid cases due to variant prevalent in India; strain found in 53 nations
3 years, 6 months ago

75% of UK's new Covid cases due to variant prevalent in India; strain found in 53 nations

India Today  

The B.1.617.2 coronavirus variant, which has caused large-scale devastation in India and was first detected in the country, is now responsible for a majority of the fresh Covid cases reported in Britain. Britain has seen a total of nearly 7,000 Covid cases caused by the B.1.617.2 coronavirus variant of concern first identified in India, more than double the previous total, …

UK finds 2 further strands of Indian variant of coronavirus as case numbers rise to 400
3 years, 7 months ago

UK finds 2 further strands of Indian variant of coronavirus as case numbers rise to 400

India TV News  

UK health authorities have said that two further strands with the same “parent lineage” as the so-called Indian variant of coronavirus have been identified and are now being monitored as separate Variants Under Investigation. Public Health England said it has tracked around 400 cases of the B.1.617 variant of coronavirus first found in India but added that it continues to …

Coronavirus | Prevalence of U.K. variant rises in Delhi
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Prevalence of U.K. variant rises in Delhi

The Hindu  

The proportion of the U.K. variant in genome samples sequenced from COVID cases in Delhi has risen from 28% in the second week of March to the 50% in the last week, Dr. Sujeet Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control said in a webinar on Friday. Delhi was among the States, along with Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat where instances …

UK variant could be behind current Covid-19 surge in Delhi, says NCDC chief
3 years, 8 months ago

UK variant could be behind current Covid-19 surge in Delhi, says NCDC chief

Hindustan Times  

The current wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Delhi could have been fuelled by the UK variant as its prevalence in genomes sequenced nearly doubled from the second to the last week of March, Sujeet Singh, director of the National Centre for Disease Control, said on Friday. In Delhi, there are primarily two types of variants -- B.1.617 and the …

NCDC chief says even 5% of samples can't be sent for genome sequencing as India battles Covid variants
3 years, 8 months ago

NCDC chief says even 5% of samples can't be sent for genome sequencing as India battles Covid variants

India Today  

Ever since the country commenced genome sequencing of Covid-19 samples using a network of 10 laboratories called INSACOG, less than 1 per cent of the total samples have been sequenced. He went on to say that conducting genome sequencing on 5 per cent of total samples that have tested positive for Covid-19 currently is "not feasible because of the sharp …

Over 80 cases of British Covid-19 strain confirmed in Russia
3 years, 8 months ago

Over 80 cases of British Covid-19 strain confirmed in Russia

India TV News  

More than 80 cases of the British coronavirus variant have been registered in Russia, all of them are imported cases, Anna Popova, the head of the Russian public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said. "At the moment, 81 samples of the British strain and six South African ones have been isolated in Russia. She warned that a growing number of coronavirus cases …

India demands comprehensive, expert-led mechanism to expeditiously investigate origin of Covid-19
3 years, 8 months ago

India demands comprehensive, expert-led mechanism to expeditiously investigate origin of Covid-19

India Today  

India on Thursday demanded a comprehensive and expert-led mechanism to expeditiously investigate the origin of coronavirus, days after the World Health Organization came out with a report on it that failed to meet expectations of the US, the UK and several other countries, which voiced concerns over the findings. "We share the need for a comprehensive and expert-led mechanism that …

Virus mutations of COVID-19 pose a challenge as latest wave of coronavirus infection in India highlights need to ramp up genome sequencing efforts
3 years, 8 months ago

Virus mutations of COVID-19 pose a challenge as latest wave of coronavirus infection in India highlights need to ramp up genome sequencing efforts

The Hindu  

AFTER touching the lowest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases at around 9,100 on February 9, India is witnessing a continuous and worrisome increase. However, according to a recent work by a group of scientists from Seattle, Washington State, which was posted in the online preprint database bioRxiv, the site E484 in the receptor binding domain of the S protein appears …

The Hindu Explains | Will the ‘double mutant’ novel coronavirus strain found in India lead to a further rise in infections?
3 years, 8 months ago

The Hindu Explains | Will the ‘double mutant’ novel coronavirus strain found in India lead to a further rise in infections?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The National Centre for Disease Control, a unit of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, reported this week that a unique “double mutant” variant of the novel coronavirus had been found in India. These two variants, along with another called the Brazilian variant, given their spread, infectivity and ability to somewhat reduce the efficacy of …

New findings may shed light on why the UK variant of COVID-19 is more infectious
3 years, 8 months ago

New findings may shed light on why the UK variant of COVID-19 is more infectious

India TV News  

Researchers at a British university have released new findings which could shed light on why the UK variant of the novel coronavirus is more infectious. As well as mutations to the ‘spike protein’ the virus uses to hijack our cells, researchers at Sheffield University have found that an additional mutation in the nucleocapsid gene could affect the viruses subgenomic RNA …

New double mutant variant of Covid-19 found, says Centre
3 years, 9 months ago

New double mutant variant of Covid-19 found, says Centre

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A new double mutant variant of the coronavirus has been found in India along with several other “variants of concern” that have already been found in 18 states. We need to take more samples, study and understand how these two variants are living together.” In the other coronavirus variant of concern, a virus with N440K mutation, having high transmission …

How dangerous are the new COVID variants?
3 years, 9 months ago

How dangerous are the new COVID variants?

Al Jazeera  

Dr Khan explains what we know about variants from Brazil, South Africa and the UK, plus a possible new one in Nigeria; and tells us how he has taken up the fight against misinformation about the COVID vaccine on the internet. Within weeks of identifying the new variant, Manaus saw cases begin to surge exponentially, including in people who had …

COVID: UK variant up to 100 percent more deadly, study finds
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID: UK variant up to 100 percent more deadly, study finds

Al Jazeera  

Research reveals the B.1.1.7 strain of the novel coronavirus is significantly more lethal than earlier variants. In a study that compared death rates among people in the UK infected with the variant known as B.1.1.7 with those infected with other strains, scientists said the new strain had “significantly higher” mortality. Published in the British Medical Journal on Wednesday, the UK …

Genome sequencing key to keep check on potent virus variants: CCMB Director
3 years, 9 months ago

Genome sequencing key to keep check on potent virus variants: CCMB Director

The Hindu  

CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology and the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics are among the 10 scientific institutions across the country, chosen by the Central government, for genome sequencing of COVID samples secured from passengers at airports of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Karnataka, to monitor for new dangerous mutations coming to the country like the latest Brazilian …

Coronavirus updates: Press Association asks Centre to prioritise accredited journalists for COVID-19 vaccine
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus updates: Press Association asks Centre to prioritise accredited journalists for COVID-19 vaccine

Firstpost  

7:06 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter UK coronavirus variant can lead to resurgence of cases, says study The coronavirus variant that was first reported in the UK is more transmissible than pre-existing variants, and can lead to large resurgence of COVID-19 cases, according to a new modelling study. Reserachers, including those from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, estimate that …

UK, 4 other countries to fast-track modified Covid-19 vaccines to fight emerging variants
3 years, 9 months ago

UK, 4 other countries to fast-track modified Covid-19 vaccines to fight emerging variants

Hindustan Times  

Regulators in the UK and four other countries plan to fast-track the development of modified Covid-19 vaccines to ensure that drugmakers are able to move swiftly in targeting emerging variants of the disease. Previously authorized vaccines that are modified to target new variants “will not need a brand new approval or lengthy' clinical studies,” Britain's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory …

UK coronavirus variant spreading rapidly around the world likely emerged from a single infection
3 years, 10 months ago

UK coronavirus variant spreading rapidly around the world likely emerged from a single infection

ABC  

Like every other virus before it, SARS-CoV-2 has only one goal: to survive. "We were really surprised, actually, we looked at this and said, 'Wow, look, look how many mutations this virus has got, and look where they are, there's so many in the spike protein'." "That's the protein that we're most interested in, in terms of understanding the efficacy …

Covid-19 Variant N440K Spreading 'A Lot More' in Southern States, Reveals Study by Hyd-based Centre
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 Variant N440K Spreading 'A Lot More' in Southern States, Reveals Study by Hyd-based Centre

News 18  

A study by the scientists of Hyderabad-based CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology has said a few novel variants of coronavirus are spreading more in some states in the country and a closer surveillance is needed. A comprehensive analysis of coronavirus variants in the country and their evolution during the pandemic by the scientists presented in a recent publication suggested …

Government rushes virus gene-mapping as mutations spread
3 years, 10 months ago

Government rushes virus gene-mapping as mutations spread

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. scientists would gain vastly expanded capabilities to identify potentially deadlier coronavirus mutations under legislation advancing in Congress. “You’ve got a small number of academic and public health labs that have been basically doing the genomic surveillance,” said David O’Connor, an AIDS researcher at the University of Wisconsin. In the case of the UK variant first detected in …

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