Discussion: Recently, the United Kingdom has reported that a large proportion of new cases in South East England belonged to a new single phylogenetic cluster defined by multiple
spike protein mutations (deletions 69-70 and 144,
N501Y,
A570D,
D614G,
P681H,
T716I,
S982A,
D1118H).
Discussion: The B1.525 variant harbors a
Q677H mutation, the variant B1.1.7 reported in the United Kingdom carries
A570D and
P681H mutations, the P1 variant from Brazil shows the
H655Y mutation, and the recently reported B.1.617 strain in India shows a
P681R cha