Coronavirus variants Mu, C.1.2 not found in India, says genome consortium INSACOG
The Hindu
Two strains are labelled as Variants of Interest by WHO
Neither of the two recent coronavirus variants identified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that may pose an international threat, have been found in India, the said in its latest weekly update. The INSACOG is a consortium of labs tasked with analysing emerging coronavirus variants.
On August 30, the WHO has added B.1.621 (including B.1.621.1) to the list of (VoI) and . VoI is a step lower than . Mu has mutations that potentially allow it to evade the immunisation conferred by vaccines. The global prevalence of the Mu variant has declined and is currently below 0.1%. However, the prevalence in Colombia (39%) and Ecuador (13%) has consistently increased, according to the WHO.
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