Category: Mutation
Japan identifies a B.1.1.28 coronavirus strain with E484K and N501Y mutations from a traveller from the Philippines
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan, identified a B.1.1.28 strain with E484K and N501Y mutations from a SARS-CoV-2-positive sample collected on February 25, 2020 at a point of entry to Japan from a traveller from the Philippines（virus name : hCoV-19/Japan/IC-0824/2021, GISAID Accession ID: EPI_ISL_1198832) (1). More...
Rome and Milan move into coronavirus Red Zone in Italy
Italy’s capital Rome and its financial centre Milan will have curbs on business and movement intensified from Monday as the government ramps up its efforts to stem a steady rise in coronavirus cases. More...
Washington state’s first case of P.1 Brazilian coronavirus variant detected in King County
Washington state’s first case of the P.1 coronavirus variant – that was first detected in Brazil – has now been discovered in King County, state health officials said Thursday. More...
Brazilian coronavirus variant P.1 discovered in the Bergen Hospital Trust in Norway
The Brazilian virus variant P.1 (N501Y.V3) has been discovered in Helse Bergen, reports the newspaper Bergens Tidende (BT). More...
Finland Prime Minster Sanna Marin on coronavirus: “It may be we’ll be in this situation for years to come”
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marinin is concerned about possible new variants of the coronavirus that may be resistant to vaccines. More...
RKI: Coronavirus incidence in children is increasing “very rapidly” in Germany
The number of cases in Germany has levelled off at too high a level for some time, explained RKI boss Lothar Wieler. More...
South African coronavirus variant B.1.351 (501Y.V2) at around 15% in Saarland, Germany
German Federal Health Jens Spahn Minister of has expressed concern about the spread of the South African corona variant in Saarland . More...
Denmark: 84% of coronavirus sequences are B.1.1.7 UK variant
At week 8, with approximately 70% sequencing of all positive PCR samples, virus variant B.1.1.7 accounted for 76.5% of them. More...
Hungary: “Hospitals assess which coronavirus patient’s life to fight for”
There are already hospitals [in Hungary] where a separate team assesses the life expectancy of coronavirus patients. More...
New coronavirus variant under investigation in the UK, B.1.324.1, has key E484K and N501Y mutations
A new variant identified in the UK has been designated a Variant Under Investigation (VUI) by Public Health England. More...