Thread by @BooSoonYew67

LATEST !! We have simplified for the #SARSCoV2 #variants .. a good way to discuss #COVID19 transmission.. 1/n
statnews.com/2021/05/31/the…

DETAILED description of the #SARSCoV2 #variants as per @WHO webpage ..
TQ @mvankerkhove & all at @nextstrain & @GISAID .. 2/n

who.int/en/activities/…

TQ @ProfAdeeba for highlighting the updated #WHO classification of #SARSCoV2 #variants ..
The Variants of Concern (VOCs) - alpha, beta, gamma, delta .. 3/n
who.int/en/activities/…

Then there's also the Variants of Interest (VOIs) as per @WHO webpage.. from Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, Kappa.. #SARSCoV2
#variants .. which causes #COVID19 in countries like USA, Brazil, Philippines, India & others.. 4/n

who.int/en/activities/…

Let's take a #lookback at how these #SARSCoV2 #variants had impacted us..
1) Alpha - B. 1. 1. 7 leads to increased transmissibility of #COVID19 but not greater severity.. 5/n
medicalnewstoday.com/articles/b-1-1…

Next #SARSCoV2 #variant ..
2) Beta - B. 1. 351 .. Malaysian #COVID19 cases from South Africa variant just announced yesterday by Health Minister Datuk Seri @DrAdhamBaba !! .. 6/n

m.malaysiakini.com/news/576916

#SARSCoV2 #variant ..
3) Gamma - P. 1 .. Brazil variant, reputed for its higher transmissibility .. 7/n
google.com/amp/s/www.scie…

#SARSCoV2 #variant
4) Delta - B. 1. 617. 2 .. India !! The dominant variant for #COVID19 cases there .. 8/n
google.com/amp/s/www.indi…

and others.. so many variants !!
But we thank the scientists for their constant & diligent contribution in the genomic sequencing to determine variants !!
TQ @nextstrain & @GISAID 👍🏻👍🏻

@threadreaderapp .. unroll .. tq

Very GOOD local article with an overview of the #SARSCoV2 #variants we have so far..
TQ @TMReserve 👍🏻👍🏻
24th May 2021
themalaysianreserve.com/2021/05/24/get…

#SARSCoV2 #variants always create anxiety.. more so when it's the B. 1. 617. 2 (from India) & B. 1. 1. 7 (from UK) .. leading to a hybrid in Vietnam ..
reuters.com/world/asia-pac…