Scientists in the United Kingdom have identified 16 cases of the new COVID-19 variant, health officials announced Friday.
According to Public Health England, those who tested positive and their acquaintances were tracked down and advised to separate.
According to the protocol, mutations of coronavirus are marked as either “under investigation” or “of concern”. The new variant was declared “under investigation” on February 24, and is believed to have originated in the UK.
Virus types appear routinely on a regular basis, and based on analyzes, experts determine the severity of the variables. The new variant, called VUI-202102/04, was first identified on February 15th.
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This version contains a mutation called “E484K”, which has been seen in two other versions already under review in the UK, the Independent reported.
Fortunately, the variable does not involve a mutation called the N501Y, which has been seen in all anxiety variables.
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Scientists in the UK are currently monitoring four changes “under study”, and four “concerns”, including those first discovered in Kent and Bristol in the UK, and those seen in the UK. first in South Africa and Brazil.
It is reported that the country has conducted further tests in the areas reporting diseases to prevent possible spreads.