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3 new Covid-19 strains that are leading to fresh lockdowns
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New virus variants in Japan, UK and South Africa raise concerns about vaccine-resistant version.
Japan’s health ministry has declared a new coronavirus variant in the country. The new strain features 12 mutations, including one that was found in England and South Africa.
Both the UK variant which is significantly more transmissible and a second strain in South Africa have raised concerns about whether a vaccine-resistant version could eventually develop.
The Japan variant
According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) in Japan, the new variant was discovered in travellers who had arrived from Brazil. The country is working to isolate and analyse the variant that was detected in the four travellers.
A new coronavirus variant was found in four passengers arriving from Brazil, said Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases, or NIID. This increased the uncertainty already surrounding the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics that are also being plagued by low public support. The NIID said in a statement on Sunday the new variant, which has similarities to strains found.