Scientists Warn Of New Covid Variant With High Number Of Mutations . The B.1.1.529 Variant Was Fist Spotted in Botswana And Six Cases Have Been Found in South Africa .

 Scientists Have Said a New Covid Variant That Carries an “ Extremely High Number ” of Mutations May Drive Further Waves of Disease by Evading The Body’s Defences .

Only 10 cases in three countries have been confirmed by genomic sequencing, but the variant has sparked serious concern among some researchers because a number of the mutations may help the virus evade immunity . ...