N440K variant fades as B1617 picks up, say scientists on COVID-19 2nd wave

Hyderabad: The N440K variant of coronavirus, which wreaked havoc during the first wave of the pandemic in the country is diminishing and likely to disappear soon and getting replaced by new variants such as B1617 and B117, scientists at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) said.