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KOMPAS.com – The world is not done with the coronavirus pandemic, SARS-CoV-2. However, several countries have announced the discovery of a new variant of the corona virus.
More recently, France reported that there was the first case of a new variant of the corona virus on Saturday (12/26/2020).
The case came from a man who was a citizen who returned home after visiting London, England, on December 19, 2020.
Upon arrival in France, the man tested positive for the new variant of the coronavirus and had to undergo self-isolation.
With findings in France, at least 13 countries have reported findings of new variants of the corona virus.
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Here are the countries:
Malaysia and the Philippines
Releasing news on Kompas.com, on December 19, 2020, the Philippine Genome Center detected a strain of G614, with the original genotype D614 in a small sample of positive cases in Quezon City.
Meanwhile, the D614 and G614 variants were detected in a small sample of infection cases in June 2020.
This mutation is known to change the amino acid at position 614, from D (aspartic acid) to G (glycine), hence it is named D614G.
This means that type G614 was detected at first, but changed to G614 at this time. Previously, D614G was also detected in Malaysia in August 2020.
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South Africa
According to a scientific report, the new variant of the coronavirus in South Africa has between 10 and 20 new mutations not seen in the coronavirus tested in South Africa before the end of September 2020.
The name is based on identifications by genomic scientists led by the Kwazulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) in South Africa.
Based on the news Business Insider, Friday (12/18/2020), scientists have been analyzing genetic samples of the coronavirus from various parts of South Africa since the start of the pandemic, and in recent weeks these samples have been dominated by new variants.
“Evidence has been gathered and shows that the second wave that we are currently experiencing was caused by this new variant,” Mkhize said.
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Singapore
Researchers in Singapore discovered a new variant of Covid-19 that caused a less serious infection on August 21, 2020.
A virus with this mutation known as ORF8 is known to have been spreading for at least four weeks in March 2020. A similar variant was also seen in the SARS virus.
English
British Health Minister Matt Hancock said that at least 60 different local authorities had recorded Covid-19 infections caused by a new variant of the coronavirus.
British Medical Director Professor Chris Whitty revealed that the current corona virus swab test will detect new variants that have been found especially in southern England and in recent weeks.
The changes or mutations involve spikes in viral proteins, this substance that helps the virus infect human cells, and is the goal of the Covid-19 vaccine design.
Also read: Moderna claims its vaccine can protect new variants of Covid-19 in the UK
Netherlands
Release the news Kompas.comOn December 23, 2020, WHO Covid-19 Technical Director Maria Van Kerkhove confirmed that a new variant of the corona virus identified in the UK was also found in the Netherlands on December 20, 2020.
Denmark
Furthermore, the first case of the new corona virus variant was also found in Denmark on December 21, 2020. Kerkhove said that this new variant was also similar to the one in the UK.
Australia
Two cases of the new coronavirus variant were detected in Australia in two passengers who landed in New South Wales. The two lame are known to have flown from England.
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Italy
The Italian Health Ministry reports that it has identified a pair of coronavirus-infected patients with the same mutated strain in Britain on December 21, 2020.
North Ireland
North Irlandian confirmed the existence of a new variant of the corona virus on December 23, 2020.
The Northern Ireland Department of Health said a new variant of the coronavirus is likely to have emerged in the country within a certain period of time.
Israel
Then, the Israel Ministry of Health said, there were 4 cases of a new variant of the highly contagious corona virus on December 23, 2020.
Three of the four cases were of passengers returning from the UK, while the fourth case is still under investigation.
Also read: Minister of Health asks experts to learn new variants of the Corona virus
Gibraltar
The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar has also identified at least one case linked to the new variant of the coronavirus.
France
Kompas.com reported on Saturday (12/26/2020), France reported that there was the first case of a new variant of the corona virus. This variant is also the same as the new variant that broke out in England.
The appearance of cases of the new variant of the coronavirus appeared when France was experiencing an increase in the number of cases of infection and death by Covid-19.
(Source: Kompas.com/Dandy Bayu Bramasta, Jawahir Gustav Rizal | Editors: Sari Hardiyanto, Inggried Dwi Wedhaswary, Jihad Akbar, Shintaloka Pradita Sicca)
