Tag: mutations

  • LAMBDA : NEW VARIANT WITH 7 MUTATIONS

    LAMBDA : NEW VARIANT WITH 7 MUTATIONS

    Lambda, a new coronavirus variant has been declared as a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization (WHO). 31 countries including United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland etc., have reported the cases of this variant. Originated in Peru in December 2020, now this particular variant accounts for almost 82% of the total…

  • Concern of rising SARS-CoV2 Variants and Mutations

    Concern of rising SARS-CoV2 Variants and Mutations

    As new variants of SARS-Cov2 the official title given to the COVID-19 virus, continue to arise, similar transformations are discovered by the scientists, making the infection more problematic and destructive. This article primarily focuses on those changes called mutations. What happens during mutations? Once a virus gets into our body, it latches onto one of…