Personal sanitario y pacientes en la zona exterior temporal del Hospital Académico Steve Biko creada para analizar y tratar los casos sospechosos de la covid-19 en Pretoria. Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Los científicos sudafricanos que detectaron la nueva variante de covid‑19 comparten sus hallazgos

Los expertos han observado que la 501Y.V2 se ha convertido rápidamente en dominante entre el resto de variantes que circulan entre la población en Sudáfrica.
Health care workers and patients in the temporary outside area Steve Biko Academic Hospital created to screen and treat suspected Covid-19 cases in Pretoria. Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images via Getty Images

South African scientists who discovered new COVID‑19 variant share what they know

Scientists have observed that 501Y.V2 has quickly become “dominant” among multiple variants that have been circulating in the South African population.

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