WorlPosted at: Mar 24 2021 1:50PM

Russian scientists find new strain of South African COVID-19 variant

Moscow, Mar 24 (Sputnik) Scientists at the Russian Vector laboratory have found a new isolate of the South African COVID-19 variant, the press office for the Russian consumer watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the virus isolate has been deposited to the state virus collection. Research on whether the newly found strain can be neutralized by antibodies developed after COVID-19 contraction or inoculation with Russian vaccines is underway.
On March 16, Rospotrebnadzor reported the detection of the South African COVID-19 variant in Russia. According to the Johannesburg national infections center, these mutations make the virus more sustainable to antibodies in the blood of those who were cured of the disease.
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