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New COVID-19 virus strain found in Japan as infection cluster is found in Tokyo immigration centre
Japan has confirmed a new variant of COVID-19, and an infection cluster emerged at a Tokyo immigration facility, as the country tries to overcome a third wave of infection in the pandemic.
Key points:
- The new variant has the E484K mutation on the spike protein which has been found in other variants
- Japan has reported 151 cases of variants from Britain, South Africa and Brazil, according to the health ministry
- The nation has had more than 400,000 cases of COVID-19 with 7,194 fatalities
The new variant has been found in 91 cases in the Kanto area of eastern Japan and in two cases at airports, chief cabinet secretary Katsunobu Kato said.
The government is increasing surveillance against new strains which may be more resistant to the vaccines…
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