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Thousands of SARS-CoV-2 genomes sampled worldwide are publicly available.[1]
SARS-CoV-2 had at least six main strains, named L, S, V, G, GR, and GH, as of August 2020.[2][3] Strain L was the first strain, discovered in Wuhan in December 2019. As of August 2020, strain G (and related strains GR and GH) were the most widespread; L and V were gradually disappearing.
There are several mutated variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus:
- 501.V2 Variant, found in South Africa[4]
- Cluster 5, found in Denmark. Resulted in a strict quarantine and a mink euthanasia campaign.[5]
- VOC-202012/01, found in the United Kingdom[6]
References
- ^ "Genomic epidemiology of novel coronavirus - Global subsampling". Nextstrain. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "The six strains of SARS-CoV-2". ScienceDaily. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200803105246.htm ScienceDaily.com
- ^ "South Africa announces a new coronavirus variant". The New York Times. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Noack, Rick; Farzan, Antonia Noori. "Danish government halts plans to kill more than 15 million minks over coronavirus scare". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ Chand, Meera; Hopkins, Susan; Dabrera, Gavin; Achison, Christina; Barclay, Wendy; Ferguson, Neil; Volz, Erik; Loman, Nick; Rambaut, Andrew; Barrett, Jeff (21 December 2020). Investigation of novel SARS-COV-2 variant: Variant of Concern 202012/01 (PDF) (Report). Public Health England. Retrieved 23 December 2020.