Representational photo: BigstockBCSIR also mentioned that the mutations in the virus were found similar to that discovered in the UKBangladesh has found existence of the new coronavirus variant similar to that of the United Kingdom, the genomic research laboratory of Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) said. ‪BCSIR Principal Scientific Officer Dr Md Salim Khan confirmed the matter to Dhaka Tribune on Thursday. BCSIR said that genome sequencing was carried on five different samples of coronavirus, where mutations in the virus were found similar to that discovered in the UK. More to follow….

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 24, 2020 06:56 UTC