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First detected in October 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom from a sample taken the previous month in Kent, [95] lineage B.1.1.7, [96] labelled Alpha variant by the WHO, was previously known as the first Variant Under Investigation in December 2020 (VUI – 202012/01) [97] and later notated as VOC-202012/01. [30]
The COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan was part of the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . The virus was confirmed to have spread to Afghanistan when its index case , in Herat , was confirmed on 24 February 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic was the ... variants under monitoring, with mutations that may affect the virus's ability to spread and cause severe illness, but more evidence is needed; 2) variants of ...
COVID-19 variant Delta was less contagious than Omicron and is not currently circulating, explains Dr. Kasson. Though Delta caused about twice as many infections as its predecessors, according to ...
The Eta variant is a variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.The Eta variant or lineage B.1.525, also called VUI-21FEB-03 (previously VUI-202102/03) by Public Health England (PHE) and formerly known as UK1188, 21D or 20A/S:484K, does not carry the same N501Y mutation found in Alpha, Beta and Gamma, but carries the same E484K-mutation as found in the Gamma, Zeta, and Beta variants ...
The variant's parent lineage, BA.2.86, has a large number of mutations compared to the original version of omicron — and those changes have enabled the virus to sidestep existing immunity ...
A new COVID-19 subvariant, known as XBB.1.16 but often called "Arcturus," has progressively become more viral here in the United States, accounting for 10% of infections through late April.
Cases: The number of non-repatriated cases reported by the Government Sources: Various news sources and state health department websites. See Timeline Table and Timeline narrative