MANILA, Philippines — A mutated B.1.1.28 strain of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 was found by Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) in a traveler that came from the Philippines, the agency announced on Friday.
According to a bulletin posted on NIID’s website, the said B.1.1.28 strain carries E484K and N501Y mutations — samples of which were obtained from a Covid-19 positive patient that came from the Philippines.
The mutations are said to be associated with increased transmissibility.
“The National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan, identified a B.1.1.28 strain with E484K and N501Y mutations from a SARS-CoV-2-positive sample collected on F…
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