Category: B.1.640

France: B.1.640 declared a VOI after more than 500 cases found

Sars-CoV-2 variant B.1.640 has been reclassified as a Variant of Interest in France after a new risk assessment showed there have been more than 500 cases on the French mainland, with cases also discovered in the UK and Germany.… ...More...

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France: new coronavirus variant B.1.640 detected in Finistère, Brittany

A new coronavirus variant has been identified in a school in Finistère in October 2021, and named B.1.640.  Twenty-four people, 18 children and six adults in contact with them, have been affected by this new mutation that is unlike any other.… ...More...

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