Introduction: A phylogenomic analysis of genomic sequences using the Nextstrain tool showed that the viruses in the lineage B.1.1.519 (B.1.1.1.222+
T478K+
P681H+
T732A) group independently of the lineage B.1.1.222 sequences, strongly suggesting that this variant should be classified as a variant of interest (VOI).
Introduction: Finally, two variants with interesting features were identified in this study: first, 13 sequences belonging to the B.1.1.222 lineage without the
T478K mutation, but harboring the
T732A mutation and the 69-70 deletion in the
spike protein, the latter being a characteristic mutation of the B.1.1.7 VOC first detected in the UK; and second, 11 sequences corresponding to four lineages differing from B.1.1.519 (