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The Mu variant, also known as lineage B.1.621 or VUI-21JUL-1, is one of the variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It was first detected in Colombia in January 2021 and was designated by the WHO as a variant of interest on August 30, 2021. [1]
Sep 14, 2021 · COVID-19’s new mu variant: 8 things to know. BY Cynthia DeMarco. The highly contagious delta variant continues to be the most dominant strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, causing thousands of new COVID-19 infections daily around the globe. But a new strain has also emerged on the scene: the mu variant.
Health and Healthcare Systems. Everything you need to know about the Mu COVID-19 variant. Sep 3, 2021. This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation. It's vital that we vaccinate as many people as possible to prevent further new variants. Image: REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma. Paul Griffin.
Sep 3, 2021 · It’s called the mu variant and has been designated a variant of interest (VOI). What this means is that mu has genetic differences to the other known variants and is causing infections in...
Sep 9, 2021 · One of the newest variants of COVID-19, known as Mu, has spread to 42 countries, but early studies suggest that it is less easily transmitted than the dangerous Delta variant, which has...
Sep 3, 2021 · Updated. Sep 03, 2021, 11:25 PM. Published. Sep 03, 2021, 10:34 AM. A new coronavirus variant known as Mu, first identified in Colombia in January, is being closely monitored. About 4,500 cases...
Sep 7, 2021 · 1 min. 07/09/2021. The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is closely monitoring a new variant of COVID-19 called “Mu,” reported earlier this year in South America and now also present in Europe. For the first time in its recent epidemiological update, WHO called this mutation a “variant of interest”.
