Dr Rajesh Malhotra

PROSPECTIVE SURVEILLANCE: OUR WEAPON TO TAME MUTANT COVID STRAIN

The emergence of a new mutant of SARS CoV-2 virus, B.1.1.7, in the UK with suspected increased propensity for transmission by 70% has spurred increased genomic surveillance for Covid-19. Genomic surveillance enables rapid investigation of the evolution and transmission of the virus at the local, regional and international levels. We...