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BENGALURU: The new SARS-CoV-2 virus variant discovered in the United Kingdom and which has slipped into India has people worried in Karnataka. That is understandable as ten Covid-19-positive patients have been detected in Karnataka, the highest in the country. Of these, six are in Bengaluru (three in Bommanahalli, two in Rajajinagar and one in JP Nagar), while four are in Shivamogga.
The UK variant also referred to as “SARS-CoV-2 VOC 202012/01” (the first ‘Variant Of Concern’ from 2020 December), or “B.1.1.7” was identified early December by UK health officials through genome sequencing of two samples collected on September 20. The tests, confirming the new variant, estimated it to have up to 70 per cent higher transmissibility than its original version. ....

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