What you need to know about the coronavirus variants

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The coronavirus is constantly mutating. Most of these mutations are harmless variations of the genetic code, but some pose new and dangerous changes to the virus. The British, South African, and Brazilian variants of coronavirus are now the most prevalent in the world, but what are these new strains? And how do they differ from the original virus?