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COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) variants

Information on variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Updates to this page

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published:
21 December 2020
Last updated:
21 January 2022
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  1. Added 'COVID-19 therapeutic agents: technical briefings'.

  2. Added 'SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern diagnostic assurance' and 'Reflex (genotyping) assays for identification of priority SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern'.

  3. Added 'SARS-CoV-2 variants of public health interest' under 'Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants'.

  4. Added link to 'Increased household transmission of COVID-19 cases associated with SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern B.1.617.2: a national case-control study'.

  5. Added links to 'Confirmed cases of VOC-21APR-02 by week' under Data.

  6. Added 'Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants' section.

  7. Added 'COVID-19 surge testing outcomes reports: management information' under Surge testing.

  8. Added Data and Surge testing sections.

  9. Added link to 'SARS-CoV-2 lateral flow antigen tests: evaluation of VOC1 (Kent, UK) and VOC2 (South Africa)' guidance.

  10. Added 'COVID-19 variants: genomically confirmed case numbers'.

  11. Added 'SARS-CoV-2 VOC: investigating and managing individuals with a possible or confirmed case'.

  12. Added link to New variant clustering in households analysis (ONS).

  13. Added link to Central Alerting System (CAS) alert under 'Guidance and information'.

  14. Added links to news stories.

  15. Added 'SARS-CoV-2 lateral flow antigen tests: evaluation of VUI-202012/01'.

  16. First published.

Data

Increased household transmission of COVID-19 cases associated with SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern B.1.617.2: a national case-control study

New variant clustering in households analysis (ONS)

Confirmed cases of VOC-21APR-02 by week – infographic

Confirmed cases of VOC-21APR-02 by week – data

Guidance and information

COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2): information about the new virus variant

New SARS-COV-2 variant: information and risk assessment – slide set

What do we know about the new COVID-19 variants? – blog post

Central Alerting System (CAS) alert

Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants

COVID-19 therapeutics

Lateral flow testing

News and announcements

NERVTAG statements on COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) (updated regularly)

Surge testing

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