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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (553): variants, immunocompromised, M East/N Africa, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- United KingdomThis variant shares some similarities to the one that has already been detected in the UK, although they have evolved separately.Both have a mutation -- called N501Y -- which is in a crucial part of the virus that it uses to infect the body's cells.Prof Neil Ferguson, from Imperial College London, said: "I think the greatest concern of ours at the moment is the South African one."There's certainly anecdotal reports of explosive outbreaks for that virus and very steep increases Read more [...]
