COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
In consultation with the WHO SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution Working Group, WHO has determined that viruses within the lineage B.1.617 have been characterized as a VOC. B.1.617 contains 3 sub-lineages (Table 2), which differ by few but potentially relevant mutations in the spike protein as well as prevalence of detection globally. As of 11 May [2021], over 4500 sequences have been uploaded to GISAID and assigned to B.1.617 from 44 countries in all 6 WHO regions, and WHO has received reports of
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