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  • LAURA CUPPINI (CORRIERE DELLA SERA)

Updated Monday, 26April2021-09: 26

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The

Indian variant

of the coronavirus, named

B.1.617

, was discovered on October 5 in

Maharashtra

, the state in which

Mumbai

is located

.

Two mutations are known in the

Spike protein

:

E484Q and L452R

.

It is the first time that both appear in a single strain.

It is feared that the variant could also represent a danger for other countries, so much so that

Italy

has banned those who have been in

India

in the last 14 days

from entering the country

.

To date there are no conclusive studies that

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