South Africa, Brazil and the US: where the Coronavirus “variants of concern” have cropped up
Channel: The Conversation
Date: 2021-02-03

Late last year, when a new variant of coronavirus was linked to a rise in cases in south-east England, many countries rushed to close their borders with the UK. Since then, several other “variants of concern” have cropped up in South Africa, Brazil and the US.

The Conversation’s health editor, Clint Witchalls chaired a webinar on Coronavirus variants: ask the experts with: 
- Sharon Peacock, Professor of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Cambridge
- Louis du Plessis, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Oxford
- Anne Moore, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork

Watch the full webinar here: https://youtu.be/xMtSUCkZpJY 
Read the full article here from The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-variants-explained-ask-the-experts-in-a-free-online-discussion-153671