news: More than 400 cases of Indian Covid variant found in UK fuz2021-05-01 10:52:11

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/two-mutant-covid-variants-first-210916277.html

Public Health England revealed that there are now two new variants linked to the initial Indian strain in the UK.

(PHE) said the two variants share the same lineage – a distinct fingerprint of genetic mutations – as the Indian variant known as B.1.617.

The two variants are designated as “variants under investigation” (VUI) – the same as B.1.617 – rather than “variants of concern” (VOC), such as those first identified in Kent, Manaus (Brazil) and South Africa.

PHE said it has identified 202 cases of one of the variants and five cases of the other that are “geographically dispersed in England”.

It said there is no evidence that these variants cause more severe disease or make the current vaccines any less effective.

看来“印变”没有传说中那么邪乎。也许印度疫情恶化的局势起于民众失控、恶于医疗挤兑，归于政府无能。