First Reported South Africa COVID Variant Sequence In England

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Lighthouse Lab in Alderley Park released the first South Africa

 COVID variant in England, 

England/ALDP-C497BF/2020, (at GISAID - Dec 12 collection)

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England/ALDP-C497BF/2020 had the consensus changes for the South Africa variant including 3 RBD mutations and 3 AA deletion in the Spike protein, as well as 3 AAs in NSP6.

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