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[Thread] 1. @nicd update on the new #COVID variant detected in SA.
What's the variant's name? C.1.2
When was it detected? May 2021
How do scientists detect variants? They unravel the genetic code of viruses. It's called genomic surveillance. SA has unravelled 16 000 genomes.
What's the variant's name? C.1.2
When was it detected? May 2021
How do scientists detect variants? They unravel the genetic code of viruses. It's called genomic surveillance. SA has unravelled 16 000 genomes.
2. How common is C.1.2 in SA?
2.5% of the genomes that scientists sequence = currently C.1.2. Compare this to #Delta = 90%+.
The graph shows how the dominance of variants have changed over time.
Blue: Beta = 2nd wave
Green: Delta = 3rd wave
Purple: C.1.2 = emerged, 3rd wave
2.5% of the genomes that scientists sequence = currently C.1.2. Compare this to #Delta = 90%+.
The graph shows how the dominance of variants have changed over time.
Blue: Beta = 2nd wave
Green: Delta = 3rd wave
Purple: C.1.2 = emerged, 3rd wave
3. Where has C.1.2 popped up?
1. SA = Gauteng, KZN, WC, NC, LP, MP, EC
2. Africa = Botswana, DRC, Mauritius
3. Europe = Switzerland, Portugal
4. Asia = China
Diffs between SA and the other countries? C.1.2 is currently far more common in SA (but still only 2.5% of genomes).
1. SA = Gauteng, KZN, WC, NC, LP, MP, EC
2. Africa = Botswana, DRC, Mauritius
3. Europe = Switzerland, Portugal
4. Asia = China
Diffs between SA and the other countries? C.1.2 is currently far more common in SA (but still only 2.5% of genomes).
