WHO tracking new ‘mu’ coronavirus variant
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(Worthy News) – The agency added the mu variant to its list of “variants of interest” on Monday. The mu variant “has a constellation of mutations that indicate potential properties of immune escape,” the WHO said in its weekly bulletin.
Also known as B.1.621, mu was first identified in Colombia in January of this year. It has spread to 39 countries, according to GISAID, including the United States. Over 2,000 cases of COVID-19 involving mu have been identified in the U.S., although in the last month it has accounted for only 0.3% of new cases. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]
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