16 February 2021
The UK and California variants of coronavirus appear to have combined into a heavily mutated hybrid, sparking concern that we may be entering a new phase of the covid-19 pandemic
16 February 2021
The gamma coronavirus variant or P.1, which appears to have evolved in Brazil
16 February 2021
The alpha coronavirus variant or B.1.1.7, which was first identified in the UK county of Kent
16 February 2021
8 February 2021
South Africa has paused its roll-out of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine because it might not be effective against the South African B.1.351 coronavirus variant – but it is still likely to limit the severity of covid-19
3 February 2021
The coronavirus is evolving to evade the protection from vaccines and natural immunity - here's what we can do to fight back
2 February 2021
The faster-spreading UK coronavirus variant has acquired a mutation that will help it evade immune protection – the same mutation already found in the South African variant
29 January 2021
This is an archive of the New Scientist daily covid-19 news update with updates in January 2021. See updates from November/December 2020, and updates from March to November 2020.
27 January 2021
Potentially dangerous new coronavirus variants can be detected more easily by monitoring sewage systems for virus shed in faeces than by testing people directly
26 January 2021
It appears the UK's B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant is slightly more deadly and more transmissible than other variants, but improved treatments may limit the risk of death if you are infected
