World Health Organization named the variant 'Mu' after it was dubbed B.1.621 It was first found in Colombia in January but has now spread to other countries Almost 50 cases have been recorded in ...

So far, the mu variant doesn’t seem to be spreading quickly: It accounts for fewer than 1% of COVID-19 cases globally. In Colombia, it may be responsible for about 39% of cases.

Mu variant tracker: These maps show WHO’s COVID-19 ‘variant of interest’ and where it’s spreading The mu variant, or B.1.621, was labeled a “variant of interest” by the World Health ...

Another variant of the coronavirus, Mu Variant, is up on the WHO-identified list. One study finds its potential to be highly resistant to the COVID-19 vaccines.

WHO officials said the mu strain has appeared in 39 countries with sporadic outbreaks in South America and Europe. However, the strain makes up less than 0.1% of COVID-19 cases worldwide.

"We're keeping a very close eye on it," Fauci said of the Mu variant, but stressed the Delta variant was still dominant in the United States. The Mu variant, Fauci added, "has a constellation of ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as 'Mu', which was first identified in Colombia in January, reports AFP. Mu, known scientifically as B ...

Even as the Delta variant continues to be the dominant strain ofCOVID-19 globally, scientists are warning that a new variant dubbed ‘Mu’ — already detected in Ontario — contains a ...

Still, Mu is responsible for only 0.2 percent of cases nationwide, Dixon said – only 2,000 or so total cases have been reported in the U.S. North Carolina doesn't report the Mu variant as part ...

Today, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced the Mu variant, for the first time, has been identified in the region. The numbers are still small; Only 167 Mu variants have ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as 'Mu', which was first identified in Colombia in January, reports AFP. Mu, known scientifically as B ...