The E484K concern mutation occurred spontaneously in the UK …

LONDON, Feb. 2 (Reuters) – The E484K mutation of the novel coronavirus occurred spontaneously in the UK variant of the virus, a professor of epidemic medicine who is part of a panel advising the UK government said on Tuesday.

“The most worrying mutation, which we call E484K, has also occurred spontaneously in the new strain Kent in parts of the country,” Calum Semple told BBC radio. The British variant was first detected in the English county of South Kent. (Written by Estelle Shirbon; edited by Guy Faulconbridge)

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