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The results of a genome study of 50 coronavirus samples taken from patients from nine regions of Ukraine showed that they belong to the global genetic line B, the Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine said.
The results of genome sequencing of 50 coronavirus samples from patients from the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Transcarpathian, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Kharkov, Khmelnitsky, Chernivtsi and Kiev regions showed that the viruses circulating in Ukraine belong to the genetic line B, which originates from China. About that reported Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
A study by a reference laboratory at Public Health England Colindale in London found five genetic variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Ukraine: B1, B1.1, B1.1.1, B1.5, and B2.
• B1: one of the most numerous groups of viruses circulating in Europe, it originates from Italy.
• B1.1: differs from B1 by three nucleotide substitutions (SNP 28881GA, 28882GA, 28883GC).
• В1.1.1: They are found simultaneously in the EU countries and the UK.
• B1.5 – one of the most numerous groups of viruses circulating in Europe, it originates in Spain.
• B2: viruses in this group are distributed in more than 57 countries in the world on six continents.
As noted in the Center for Public Health, scientists can correct mutations in the virus only by sequencing the genome. This way you can determine the origin of the virus and how it is spreading.
To study coronavirus mutations and study their effect on the efficacy of drugs and vaccines, the World Health Organization has created a special working group.
Beginning in January 2021, the CDC reference laboratory will send a representative sample of SARS-CoV-2 virus samples to WHO on a monthly basis for further research, the CDC added.
An outbreak of coronavirus infection began in late 2019 in China. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the spread of the coronavirus a pandemic.
In December, new strains of coronavirus were identified in the UK and South Africa that are believed to be spreading faster than the original virus.
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