Mutant ‘Kent strain’ of coronavirus has been in the US since November 6
The highly-infectious coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 which emerged in Kent in September 2020 had reached the US by November 6, new research shows. It is thought to have mutated inside a single patient in England struggling with a critical case of Covid-19 which forced the virus to adapt, changing its genetic code. University of Arizona researchers … Read more Mutant ‘Kent strain’ of coronavirus has been in the US since November 6