Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A new coronavirus strain has been designated a variant of interest by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The B.1.621 strain, named Mu, was first identified in Colombia and cases have been recorded in South America and Europe. The WHO’s weekly bulletin on the pandemic said the variant has mutations suggesting it could be more resistant to vaccines, as was the case with Beta, but that more studies would be needed to examine this further. READ MORE: Man crushed to death trying to steal catalytic converter 'worth £500' from BMW It said: “Since its first identification in Colombia in January 2021, there have been a few sporadic reports of cases of the Mu