The new variant of the coronavirus continued to grow across parts of England during a month-long lockdown. The Lockdown might be a successful if there is no new variant. The large analysis of infection trends in the UK reads, raising concerns that the world could find it harder to contain the pandemic if the mutation takes hold.
The new variant which scientist named as VOC 202012/01 or B.1.1.7, was first detected in the UK in mid-September and has since spread across the east, south-east and the midlands part of England, as well as the capital London. The mutant variant has 23 changes in its genetic code. The codes which some experts say makes it more transmissible. New variant outbreak forced several countries to stop travel to and from the UK in the days leading to Christmas.
A recent analysis now provides further evidence that the variant of concern (VOC) is significantly more transmissible and infects younger people more readily. The Sars-Cov-2 virus has until now been unable to infect young people in the same way as it does someone older a characteristic that slowed its spread in at least some populations. The analysis, carried out by researchers from the Imperial College London, University of Edinburgh, Public Health England (PHE), the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Birmingham, and the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium, found the VOC’s Reproduction number( the average number of secondary infections that primary infected can case) up till December 6 was 1.74 times its predecessor’s viral variant.
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