New Mutant COVID-19 Strain (VUI – 202012/01) – More Contagious than Current Status

Authors

  • Jyoti Prakash Sahoo
  • Ambika Prasad Mishra
  • Laxmipriya Behera
  • Sudhanya Nath
  • Kailash Chandra Samal

Keywords:

Corona virus, Contagious, New mutant, VUI – 202012/01

Abstract

The rapid spread of a new variant (VUI – 202012/01) of corona virus has been blamed for the introduction of strict tier four mixing rules for millions of people, harsher restrictions on mixing at Christmas in England, Scotland and Wales, and other countries placing the UK on a travel ban. The government's advisers on new infections now say they have "high" confidence that it is more able to transmit than other variants. All the work is at an early stage contains huge uncertainties and a long list of unanswered questions. According to BBC News (December 30, 2020), first 20 cases of new corona virus strain found in India as UK returnees tested positive.

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Author Biographies

Jyoti Prakash Sahoo

Dept. of Agricultural Biotechnology, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (751 003), India

Ambika Prasad Mishra

Dept. of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (751 003), India

Laxmipriya Behera

Dept. of Agricultural Biotechnology, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (751 003), India

Sudhanya Nath

Dept. of Animal Nutrition, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal (700 037), India

Kailash Chandra Samal

Dept. of Agricultural Biotechnology, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (751 003), India

Biotica Research Today Volume 2 Issue 12 Cover Page

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

[1]
Sahoo, J.P. et al. 2020. New Mutant COVID-19 Strain (VUI – 202012/01) – More Contagious than Current Status. Biotica Research Today. 2, 12 (Dec. 2020), 1331–1333.

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Vol. 2 No. 12 (2020): December, 2020

Section

General Article

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