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May 11, 2021
LAHORE: An easily spreading coronavirus variant first identified in England last year has now become the dominant strain in Lahore, a study conducted at the University of Health Sciences (UHS) revealed on Monday. The prevalence of variants of concern is increasing and it is now clear that the UK variant, known as B.1.1.7, has taken hold across the metropolis , said the UHS Immunology department s associate professor, Dr Shah Jehan who is the principal investigator of the research. Based on our most recent study, the B.1.1.7 variant is now the most common lineage circulating in Lahore, Dr Shah Jehan said adding that out of total 100 samples, 89 had UK/Kent variant while only 2 had B.1.351, that is, the South African strain of COVID-19 virus.
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May 11, 2021
LAHORE:An easily spreading coronavirus variant first identified in England last year has now become the dominant strain in Lahore, a study conducted at the University of Health Sciences (UHS) revealed on Monday. The prevalence of variants of concern is increasing and it is now clear that the UK variant, known as B.1.1.7, has taken hold across the metropolis , said the UHS Immunology department s associate professor, Dr Shah Jehan who is the principal investigator of the research. Based on our most recent study, the B.1.1.7 variant is now the most common lineage circulating in Lahore, Dr Shah Jehan said adding that out of total 100 samples, 89 had UK/Kent variant while only 2 had B.1.351, that is, the South African strain of COVID-19 virus.
UHS finds more infectious British variant of coronavirus in Lahore
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A more easily spread coronavirus variant, first identified in England last year, has now become the dominant variant in Lahore, says UHS.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) had last year approved a grant of Rs 13 million for the research project.
Lead researcher says the study would play an important role in preventing the spread of coronavirus, developing effective vaccines.
LAHORE: A more easily spread coronavirus variant, first identified in England last year, has now become the dominant variant in Lahore, a study conducted at the University of Health Sciences (UHS) revealed on Monday.