Coronavirus mutation 'of most concern' occured spontaneously in UK variant

COVID-19 | The coronavirus mutation "of most concern" has occurred spontaneously in the UK variant, a professor of outbreak medicine who is part of a panel that advises the British government said on Tuesday.

The E484K mutation, which occurs on the spike protein of the virus, is the same change as has been seen in the South African and Brazilian variants that have caused international concern...