WHO to assess new highly mutated Covid-19 variant as countries ramp up health checks

Meeting will determine if B.1.1.529 variant warrants a designation as one of ‘interest’ or of ‘concern’

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The World Health Organization will meet on Friday to assess a new variant detected in South Africa that is feared to be the worst Covid-19 variant yet identified.

The meeting will determine if the B.1.1.529 variant should be designated a variant of “interest” or of “concern”. The variant, which was identified on Tuesday, initially attracted attention because it carries an “extremely high number” of mutations.

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