Coronavirus variants

Variants of SARS-CoV-2
 * VOC 202012/01, also known as lineage B.1.1.7, 20I/501Y.V1 and popularly as UK coronavirus variant
 * Detection of E484K mutation in B.1.1.7 VOC 202012/01
 * 501Y.V2 variant, also known as 20H/501Y.V2 (formerly 20C/501Y.V2), B.1.351 lineage and South African variant
 * 501Y.V3 variant. In Brazil, a variant of SARS-CoV-2 (known as P.1) emerged that was first was identified in four travelers from Brazil, who were tested during routine screening at Haneda airport outside Tokyo, Japan.
 * Kent variant with E484K mutation
 * Indian variant B.1.617


 * Classification
 * variant of interest
 * variant of concern
 * variant of variant of high consequence

External

 * Gov.uk, Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant: Variant of Concern 202012/01
 * CDC.gov, SARS-CoV-2 variant classifications and definitions
 * CDC.gov, Variant proportions

News

 * 12 May 2021, Politico.eu, EU regulator ‘confident’ vaccines work against Indian coronavirus variant, The EMA also expects the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson jabs to be effective
 * 22 Apr 2021 (fr) FranceInfo.tv, Variant du Covid-19 détecté en Inde : 20 étudiants testés positifs en Belgique, après être passés par l'aéroport de Roissy, Ils ont été placés en quarantaine dans les villes flamandes d'Alost et de Louvain, où ils étaient arrivés à la mi-avril pour suivre une formation en soins infirmiers.
 * 17 Apr 2021, ITV.com, Indian Covid variant could ‘scupper’ roadmap out of lockdown, scientist warns
 * 13 Apr 2021, LiveScience.com, UK coronavirus variant not more deadly, just spreads more easily, studies find, Two new studies find that the U.K. variant does not appear to cause more severe illness or death