
COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529: Here’s what we know
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Scientists are working to determine the potential risks associated with the new COVID-19 variant called B.1.1.529, which has already prompted an emergency meeting on Friday by the World Health Organization.
2- The variant was first identified in Botswana earlier this month, but may have contributed to a jump in cases in South Africa.
3- The variant has a high number of spike mutations that could affect transmissibility and immune response, Ravindra Gupta, a professor of clinical microbiology at the University of Cambridge, said.
4- The B.1.1.529 variant has been found in Botswana, Hong Kong and South Africa.
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