The new mutation, which was first discovered in Nepal, is now present in the UK.
Dr Jeff Barrett, director of the COVID-19 Genomics Initiative at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, has said the Nepal mutation has been seen in numerous countries, including Britain.
Dr Barrett said: “This Delta + K417N has been seen in numerous countries, including the UK, Portugal, the USA and India.
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“It has also been observed once in Nepal (which does very little genomic sequencing) and 14 times in Japan, of which 13 samples are from airport quarantine from travellers in Nepal.”
