Recent reports suggest that some SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants, such as B. 1.1. 7, might be
more transmissible and are quickly spreading around the world. As the emergence of more …

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant global impact, with more than 280,000,000
people infected and 5,400,000 deaths. The use of personal protective equipment and the …

The sudden rise in COVID-19 cases in 2020 and the incessant emergence of fast-spreading
variants have created an alarming situation worldwide. Besides the continuous …

On January 10, 2020, the first genomic sequence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) isolated from a patient in Wuhan, China, was posted online. As …

Since severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) began to spread in
late 2019, laboratories around the world have widely used whole genome sequencing …

Abstract Background The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contracted with
laboratories to sequence the SARS-CoV-2 genome from positive samples across the United …

Over the course of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
pandemic, the clinical, scientific, and public health communities have had to respond to new …

Recent months have seen surges of SARS-CoV-2 infection across the globe along with
considerable viral evolution. Extensive mutations in the spike protein of variants B. 1.1. 7 …

The past several months have witnessed the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants with novel
spike protein mutations that are influencing the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the …

The novel respiratory disease COVID-19 has reached the status of worldwide pandemic and
large efforts are currently being undertaken in molecularly characterizing the virus causing it …