Tracking down B.1.351 SARS‐CoV‐2 variant in Pakistan through genomic surveillance

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The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOC) have posed a serious threat to the control of the disease worldwide. Of note are the B.1.1.7 (alpha), B.1.351 (beta), and P.1 (gamma) that were first reported from the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Brazil, respectively. The B.1.351 contains characteristic mutations in the receptor-binding domain of spike glycoprotein...

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