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The covid-19 variant in India: What scientists know about the B.1.617 strain
What is the new coronavirus variant that was first discovered in India?The variant, identified in October, is a mutant form of the virus that causes Covid-19. It has 13 mutations, including two notable ones in the spike protein that the virus uses to attach to and infect cells.One of the mutations, dubbed E484Q, is similar to one that is common to the variants identified in South Africa and Brazil.