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The World Health Organization's new naming system for SARS-CoV-2 variants assigns names drawn from the Greek alphabet.

Five ‘variants of interest’ identified to date for Covid-19 Whole genome sequencing capacity at 1,000 specimens weekly Five ‘variants of interest’ have been identified in Ireland to date, P.2 (Brazil), B.1.525 (Nigeria) and B.1.526 (New York), A.27 (first identified in Mayotte – French overseas Department) and B.1.429 (California). Other ‘variants of note’ to have been identified in Ireland are three cases of B.1.617 (India) and 36 cases of B.1.318 (UK). The two variants are being closely monitored, according to the latest Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) report. Cas...

Covid: How a bet over a bottle of wine helped lead to discovery of UK and South Africa variants Chantal da Silva © Provided by The Independent The new coronavirus variants in the UK and South Africa came to light following a bet over a bottle of wine, a researcher which a pivotal role in both discoveries has revealed. Tulio de Oliveira, a professor at Durban’s University of KwaZulu-Natal and leader of a genetics lab, told CNN he was shocked to have discovered the South African variant after noticing an unusually high number of mutations in samples of Covid-19. UK to requir...

Coronavirus variant discoveries in UK and South Africa began with a bet of a bottle of wine The discovery of important new coronavirus variants in the UK and South Africa began with a bet of a bottle of wine. In mid-November, Tulio de Oliveira, who leads a genetics lab in South Africa, began receiving anxious phone calls from physicians in the Eastern Cape province who were seeing an explosive growth in Covid-19 patients. Hospitals were quickly becoming overrun. The increase had seemingly come out of nowhere. “It was shocking,” said de Oliveira, a professor at the University of KwaZulu-Na...

Discoveries of coronavirus variants in UK and South Africa began with a bet of a bottle of wine CNN 1/6/2021 By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent © Brent Swails/CNN Tulio de Oliveira, a professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, and his team identified a coronavirus variant there. The discovery of important new coronavirus variants in the UK and South Africa began with a bet of a bottle of wine. In mid-November, Tulio de Oliveira, who leads a genetics lab in South Africa, began receiving anxious phone calls from physicians in the Easte...