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On April 30, Sindh Minister of Health and Population Welfare, Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho, made a statement declaring that two coronavirus variants first identified in Brazil and South Africa had been detected in the
province. “13 samples were genomically sequenced at the Aga Khan University [AKU],” said Pechuho. “Out of these, 10 were the UK variant and the remaining were South Africa and Brazil variants.”
As the world remains upended by the Covid-19 pandemic, health officials and experts across the globe have been working round the clock to understand the pathogenic contagion. The practice of genomic surveillance or sequencing offers an effective tool for public health experts and officials to propose interventions that minimise the risk of spread and infection.