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New coronavirus variant found in New York – PerthNow
A new coronavirus variant that’s spreading in New York City shares some worrying characteristics with the South African mutation, according to scientists.
A new coronavirus variant that shares some similarities with a more transmissible and intractable variant discovered in South Africa is on the rise in New York City, researchers say.
The new variant, known as B.1.526, was first identified in samples collected in New York in November, and by mid-February represented about 12 per cent of cases, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, said on Wednesday.
The variant was also described in research published online…
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