What is the mu variant? It’s a version of the coronavirus that was first identified in Colombia in January and has since caused isolated outbreaks in South America, Europe and the United States. The ...

As the number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 continues to drop in Los Angeles County, falling to 1,480 as of Monday, health officials now have their eyes on the latest variant of the virus, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the COVID-19 delta variant as one of its "variants of concern" (VOCs) on June 15. According to the CDC, VOCs can be more contagious, more ...

Mu is the current COVID-19 viral variant of interest getting so much news of late. It is pronounced myoo (or mew?), using the Greek alphabet classification adopted for these mutations of SARS-CoV-2.

The World Health Organization has added the "mu" strain to its list of COVID-19 "variants of interest." The strain, also know as B.1.621, was first documented in Colombia in January 2021 but didn’t ...

While the Delta variant of the coronavirus accounts for 99 percent of current infections across the U.S., a new variant is getting the attention of public health experts. The World Health Organization ...

The World Health Organization classified a new COVID-19 strain as a variant of concern Aug. 30. The strain, named mu, was first detected in Colombia in January, according to the WHO's weekly COVID-19 ...

The mu variant is the fifth variant strain to earn the title of "variant of interest" from the WHO. Among the other variants tracked by the WHO is the delta variant — a mutant strain proven to be more ...

Share on Pinterest A new SARS-CoV-2 variant of interest has emerged. Christoph Hetzmannseder/Getty Images The World Health Organization (WHO) identified Mu (B.1.621) as a new SARS-CoV-2 variant of ...

(Gray News) - Researchers at the World Health Organization have their eyes on a new coronavirus variant called mu. It was designated as a variant of interest (VOI) this week after first being found in ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The R1 variant is the new strain of COVID-19 researchers are keeping a close eye on. The CDC identified "multiple spike protein mutations" in this variant. "The R.1 variant does ...