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The coronavirus mutation first found in Britain has now spread to 50 territories, according to the World Health Organization, while a similar South African-identified strain has now been found in 20. The UN body also noted a third new coronavirus &quot;variant of concern&quot; found in Japan may impact upon immune response and needs further investigation.</p>
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&quot;The more the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads, the more opportunities it has to change. High levels of transmission mean that we should expect more variants to emerge,&quot; the WHO said. Since first being reported to the WHO on December 14, the British-identified variant VOC 202012/01 has been found in 50 countries, territories and areas, the agency said.</p>
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Test results showed the age and sex distribution was similar to that of other circulating variants, while contact tracing data revealed &quot;higher transmissibility where the index case has the variant strain&quot;. The South African-identified variant 501Y.V2, first reported on December 18, has now been detected in 20 countries, territories and areas.</p>
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