Varian Alpha SARS-CoV-2: Perbedaan antara revisi

'''Variant of Concern 202012/01''' ('''VOC-202012/01'''),<ref name="Chandetal."/> yang sebelumnya dikenal sebagai '''Variant Under Investigation in December 2020''' ('''VUI – 202012/01''')<ref>{{Cite web |title=PHE investigating a novel strain of COVID-19 |author= |publisher=Public Health England |date=14 December 2020 |url= https://www.gov.uk/government/news/phe-investigating-a-novel-strain-of-covid-19}}</ref> dan juga '''B.1.1.7''',<ref name="Rambaut et al"/><ref name="Science Mag">{{Cite web |ref={{sfnref|Kupferschmidt|2020}} |last=Kupferschmidt|first=Kai |date=20 December 2020 |title=Mutant coronavirus in the United Kingdom sets off alarms but its importance remains unclear|url=https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/mutant-coronavirus-united-kingdom-sets-alarms-its-importance-remains-unclear|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=21 December 2020 |website=[[Science (jurnal)|Science Mag]] |language=en}}</ref> adalah sebuah [[ragam (biologi)|ragam]] dari [[sindrom pernapasan akut berat koronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]], virus yang menyebabkan [[penyakit koronavirus 2019]] (COVID-19).<ref name="NYT-20201221">{{cite news |last1=Zimmer |first1=Carel |last2=Carey |first2=Benedict |title=The U.K. Coronavirus Variant: What We Know = A newly identified variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus appears to be more contagious than established ones. Here’s what scientists know. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/health/new-covid-strain-uk.html |date=21 December 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=23 December 2020 }}</ref> [[Ragam sindrom penapasan akut berat koronavirus 2|Ragam]] tersebut mula-mula terdeteksi pada Oktober 2020 saat [[pandemi COVID-19 di Britania Raya]] dari sebuah sampel yang diambil sebulan sebelumnya,<ref name="BBC">{{Cite news |title=Covid: Ireland, Italy, Belgium and Netherlands ban flights from UK |author= |website=BBC News |date=20 December 2020 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55385768}}</ref> dan dengan cepat mulai menyebar pada pertengahan Desember.