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Shares and currencies in Asia's emerging markets fell sharply as investors fled riskier assets after the detection of the significant new mutation, which in-turn strengthened safe-haven assets like the dollar.
DNA Explainer: New variant evolved from AIDS patient? Know why it's more transmissible - The B.1.1.529 variant was first spotted in the Southern African country of Botswana. So far, only 10 cases have been confirmed by genomic sequencing.
The B.1.1.529 variant has been detected in Botswana, Hong Kong and South Africa but the authorities in these countries are concerned by its high number of mutations that could evade the body’s immune response and become more transmissible.
The report stated that destination weddings are witnessing a huge uptick with every 10 out of 100 guests enquiring about them.
Botswana variant has been spotted in three countries, where variant surveillance is more dangerous with more mutations