According to the World Health Organization, the coronavirus mutation, first discovered in the UK, has now spread to 50 territories, while a similar strain identified in South Africa has been found in 20 territories..

The UN body also noted that a third novel coronavirus “worry option” found in Japan could affect the immune response and requires further investigation..

Since the first report to WHO on December 14, the British variant of VOC 202012/01 has been found in 50 countries, territories and regions..

The test results showed that the distribution by age and sex was similar to that of other circulating variants, while the contact tracing data showed "

Variant 501Y identified in South Africa.

V2, which was first reported on December 18, is now found in 20 countries, territories and areas.

“Based on preliminary and ongoing research in South Africa, it is possible that variant 501Y. V2 is more infectious than variants previously circulating in South Africa, ”says WHO weekly report. "

The geographical spread of both variants is likely to be underestimated given the trend towards virus detection in countries with virus sequencing capabilities, WHO says.

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