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Researchers identify a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant (with the V1230L mutation) in West Bengal, India – News-Medical.Net

Researchers analyzed 2,000 viral genomes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…

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Researchers analyzed 2,000 viral genomes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – sequences obtained from India and found a new variant that could be more infectious and transmissible.
The continued transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has led to its mutating several times. Many of the new mutations are on the virus spike protein, which has helped viral fitness and survivability by making it more infectious and giving it…

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