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Epidemiological experts, who arrived in Kwango Province early this week, are now investigating samples. Lab results are expected as early as tomorrow. 2/2

@UKCovid19Stats Cry more.

@2019nCoVwatcher *Variant first discovered by U.K. scientists 👍

@SilverVVulpes I made a little mistake in the tweet above, but these are the samples per time point, week after week: 1/91 1/133 2/172 3/209 10/183 22/163

@2019nCoVwatcher sample size at each time point, please?

Correction: Rt of UK variant in The Netherlands is about 1.19, 30% higher than the 'old' one.

Reproduction rate of coronavirus in The Netherlands: 'Old', most common strain: 0.95 UK variant: 1.30

@avanzuuk The latest OMT update.

@2019nCoVwatcher What is your source for these numbers?

@i_petersen UK scientists originally interpreted this as the variant spreading (slightly) more easily among children than preexisting variants. But with newer data now in, this may have just been a transient effect related to schools being open during the November lockdown. 2/2

Data on the N501Y mutation in pseudotyped virus bearing SARS-CoV-2 Spike, with and without delta69/70. The 501 appears to reduce infectivity of particles that is rescued by 69/70 addition. Caveats: this is a simplified virus system with over expression of receptors for the virus.

"A whole ward full of children with COVID-19".

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@NCoVAfrica Christmas backlog?

SOUTH AFRICA 🔴 17710 new confirmed cases of #Covid19SA (daily record), 465 new deaths, 9141 new recoveries Total: - Confirmed cases: 1039161 - Deaths: 28033 - Recoveries: 867597 - Active cases : 143531 Maps & data: covid-19-africa.sen.ovh/index.php?conf… #africacovid19 #covid19SOUTHAFRICA

BREAKING: The U.S. reports first case of UK variant in a person without travel history.

@truthsbytammy K bye

NEW: Research shows that 5 people in Rotterdam have been infected with the UK variant. They are linked to a cluster of infections in a primary school. A total of 11 people have now been infected with the UK variant in The Netherlands.

@silversynergy @paysupplystaff @MailOnline 😉 nos.nl/l/2362310

Government faces 'enormous battle' to keep schools open in January mol.im/a/9090295 via @MailOnline, ffs does the man know we have primary schools as well or is he expecting primary schools to open as normal with this new highly infectious strain rampant?

The outbreak at the primary school has already lasted for over a month.

@GeorgeJGal Not many worrying mutations, but these are.

@2019nCoVwatcher So, how many mutations have there been so far? Just to grab the context....

NEW: UK mutation VOC 202012/01 found in Northern-Ireland.

@Marko010583 @rivm No, just today it became clear both persons haven't been in the UK.

BREAKING: The two cases of VOC202012/01 (UK variant) in The Netherlands may be a result of community spread, health institute @rivm says. Both persons with the infection haven't been in the UK recently and are not connected with each other.