Some countries are also imposing restrictions on travellers, including US citizens, who in recent weeks visited the countries where the variant has been detected, according to the report. In South Africa, a similar version of the virus has emerged, sharing one of the mutations seen in B.1.1.7., according to scientists who detected it. That variant, known as 501.V2, has been found in up to 90 percent of the samples whose genetic sequences have been analyzed in South Africa since mid-November. The British authorities said they have detected two cases of the variant identified in South Africa. In both cases, the infected people had been in contact with people who had travelled to Britain from South Africa in recent weeks.

Source: bd News24 January 02, 2021 07:52 UTC