Covid-19: UK to track variants with genomic sequencing across the world

Britain's Foreign Secretary said UK would provide genomic sequencing support, track and respond to COVID-19 variants, which are of concern globally (Photo: Reuters)Premium
Britain's Foreign Secretary said UK would provide genomic sequencing support, track and respond to COVID-19 variants, which are of concern globally (Photo: Reuters)
 1 min read . Updated: 07 Jul 2021, 08:25 PM IST Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters

The UK said it would provide genomic sequencing support to Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan to help identify, assess and track new variants of the novel coronavirus

LONDON : Britain said on Wednesday it would provide genomic sequencing support to Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan to help identify, assess and track new variants of the novel coronavirus.

"The UK is a science superpower and it is right we support the worldwide fight against COVID-19," Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said.

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"We are sharing the UK’s genomics expertise with Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore, and the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, boosting disease surveillance and helping countries identify, track and respond to COVID-19 variants, which are of concern globally."


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