Brazilian strain of Coronavirus found in 3 Peruvian regions – Health Minister

Feb 05, 2021, at 02:27 pm

Lima/Sputnik: The Brazilian strain of the coronavirus has been detected in three regions of Peru: Loreto, Huanuco and Lima, Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti said.

New Corona strain found in Japan among Brazil returnees: Reports

Jan 11, 2021, at 02:25 pm

Tokyo/Sputnik: Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) on Sunday confirmed that it has discovered a new strain of the coronavirus among four persons who arrived from Brazil.

Scientist warns covid vaccines may be ineffective against South African mutation

Jan 04, 2021, at 10:21 pm

London: A leading scientist has warned that the vaccines might not work against the South African variant of the coronavirus.

New UK variant in India, but the existing COVID-19 precautions should work fine against the virus: CCMB

Dec 29, 2020, at 11:46 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has said that the new variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, B.1.1.7 is believed to be 71 per cent more transmittable than the other variants.

New COVID-19 strain detected in 8 European countries: WHO

Dec 26, 2020, at 02:56 pm

London: The World Health Organization has said the new strain of COVID-19 has been detected in eight European countries so far.