Brief: Centogene Says Finds SARS-CoV-2 Variant B.1.525 When Sequencing Positive Results

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08/03/2021 15:10

March 8 (Reuters) - CENTOGENE NV  39K.MU :
    * WHEN SEQUENCING POSITIVE RESULTS, CENTOGENE DISCOVERS RARE
SARS-COV-2 VARIANT B.1.525 IN GERMANY FOR THE FIRST TIME
    * VARIANT B.1.525 COMBINES FEATURES OF BRITISH VARIANT AND
VARIANTS FROM BRAZIL AND SOUTH AFRICA
    * DUE TO THE SIMILARITY TO MORE CONTAGIOUS VARIANTS OF THE
CORONAVIRUS, B.1.525 ALSO SUGGESTS THAT IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE
CONTAGIOUS THAN THE VIRUS OF ORIGIN
    * DURING CENTOGENE'S WHOLE GENOME ANALYSIS, THE NEW VARIANT
B.1.525 WAS DISCOVERED IN A POSITIVE SAMPLE TAKEN FROM A PERSON
FROM SAXONY AT THE TEST CENTER AT BERLIN-BRANDENBURG AIRPORT
(BER)

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