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Full article The mutations include changes to the important “spike” protein that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus uses to infect human cells, a group of scientists said
British scientists are trying to establish whether the rapid spread in southern England of a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is linked to key mutations they have detected in the strain, they said on Tuesday.
The mutations include changes to the important “spike” protein that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus uses to infect human cells, a group of scientists tracking the genetics of the virus said, but it is not yet clear whether these are making it more infectious.
New Covid strain spreads FASTER than old mutation – and scientists are baffled by where it came from
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THE new Covid strain is spreading faster than the most dominant one in the UK, scientists say.
An earlier variant imported by holidaymakers from Spain in the summer soon became the most prolific in Britain.
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A new strain of Covid is spreading faster than the dominant one imported from Spain (stock of virus)Credit: Alamy
But the newest variant, called VUI – 202012/01, has the potential to overtake the Spanish one, named 20A.EU1.
It was first identified in September, according to scientists at COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), who have been working with Public Health England (PHE).
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It is growing faster than the now-dominant strain did in the summer, they said
And it s spreading faster than any other strain in the UK at the moment
Variant likely emerged in England because little trace anywhere else in world
The new strain of coronavirus revealed by Matt Hancock yesterday has spread to Scotland and Wales after emerging in South East England, scientists say.
Members of the UK s Covid-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK) warned today that it appears to be spreading faster than the dominant strain, which was imported by holidaymakers from Spain in the summer and now accounts for the majority of infections.