UK to Help Other Countries Identify New CCP Virus Variants

A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak, shared with Reuters on Feb. 18, 2020. NEXU Science Communication/via Reuters

The UK government said on Tuesday it will offer its genomics expertise to identify new variants of the CCP virus to countries that do not have the resources to do so.

“I’m delighted to announce our New Variant Assessment Platform—using the UK’s massive genomic testing capacity to help countries around the world identify new variants,” Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Twitter.