Variants from the U.K. and South Africa share the N501Y mutation, but the E484K has only appeared in the South African variant 501Y.V2. Contributing: Karen Weinstraub, USA TODAY; The Associated Press.

A mutation of the novel coronavirus that was first identified in South Africa has officially reached the United States. South Carolina health officials on Thursday announced that two cases of the ...

The B.1.351 variant is predominant in South Africa now, and is driving up new case reports to record levels there and across sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.

The US will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other nearby countries from next week as fears grow over the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House said Friday.

A worrisome new coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa, known as B.1.351, has already spread to more than 30 countries. Here's what to know about it.

South African COVID-19 Variant Detected In U.S. As feared, the coronavirus varant first discovered in South Africa has been detected in the United States for the first time. Health.

The first cases of a more contagious coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa have been found in the United States, the South Carolina health department said Thursday.

New variants of the coronavirus first found in South Africa, Brazil and the UK are more infectious than the common strain [Wattie Cheung/Pool via AP] Published On 28 Jan 2021 28 Jan 2021 ...

Researchers in South Africa flagged the variant for monitoring, but health experts say C.1.2 poses no real threat to the US at this time. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...

In both trials, 90 to 95% of cases in South Africa were linked to the variant, also known as B.1.351. The silver lining: Johnson & Johnson’s trial showed that its single-shot vaccine was indeed ...

The variant, which was given the name omicron by the World Health Organization on Friday, was first identified as B.1.1.529 in South Africa on Nov. 24. Scientists are concerned about it because of ...

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