C.1.2

See also: C12

Translingual

This Translingual term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Alternative forms

• C-1-2, C-12, C 12, C12

Etymology

From being a mutant version of the C.1 variant.

Proper noun

C.1.2

1. (virology) A variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, first detected in May 2021 in South Africa

Coordinate terms

• B.1.1.529 ("Botswana variant")
• B.1.351 ("South Africa variant", not C.1.2)
• β ("South African variant", not C.1.2)