EXPLAINER: What researchers know about the B.1.1.7 lineage of COVID-19

Nigeria records 1,270 new cases of COVID-19 as total rises to 101,331

Nigeria has recorded 1,270 new cases of COVID-19 across 22 states, bringing the total confirmed cases to 101,331 in the country.

A new variant of COVID-19 has been parading through the town, pushing researchers to unravel the features that define it. The B.1.1.7 lineage was first detected in the United Kingdom where it has been spreading rapidly from host to host over the past four weeks, at a transmissible rate 70 percent h

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