sars-cov-2 zeta variant sars-cov-2 zeta variant zeta variant, also known as lineage p.2, is a variant of sars-cov-2, the virus that causes covid-19. it was first detected in the state of rio de janeiro; it harbors the e484k mutation, but not the n501y and k417t mutations. it evolved independently in rio de janeiro without being directly related to the gamma variant from manaus. part of a series on thecovid-19 pandemicscientifically accurate atomic model of the external structure of sars-cov-2. each "ball" is an atom. covid-19 (disease) sars-cov-2 (virus) cases deaths timeline 2019 2020 january responses february responses march responses april responses may responses june responses july responses august responses september responses october responses november responses december responses 2021 january responses february responses march responses april responses may responses june responses july responses august responses september responses october responses november responses december responses 2022 january responses february responses march responses april responses may responses june responses july responses august responses september responses october responses november december 2023 january february march april may locations by country and territory africa antarctica asia europe north america oceania south america by conveyance cruise ships naval ships international response endemic phase evacuations face masks international aid investigations into origin lockdowns by country misinformation by governments fake treatments social distancing software travel united nations world health organization wto ip waiver undercounting of deaths covid-19 apps zero-covid national responses africa china european union germany ghana india ireland netherlands new zealand nigeria philippines russia sweden uk government us federal government vietnam medical response disease testing breathalyzer development drug development drug repurposing public health mitigation vaccines history research vitt deployment authorizations operation warp speed misinformation and hesitancy us vaccine card vaccine passports current vaccines coronavac covaxin convidecia janssen medigen moderna novavax oxford–astrazeneca pfizer–biontech sinopharm bibp sputnik v variants variants of concern alpha beta gamma delta omicron other variants epsilon zeta eta theta iota kappa lambda mu cluster 5 lineage b.1.617 economic impact and recession arts and culture aviation cannabis cinema films disney fashion financial markets food industry food security journalism music performing arts retail shipping television us sportscasting programs tourism video games by country canada india ireland malaysia new zealand russia uk us by sport association football baseball basketball combat sports cricket disc golf gaelic games gridiron football ice hockey motorsport rugby league impacts animals black people crime death rates by country disability domestic violence emergency evacuations education female environment hospitals language lgbt community long-term care media coverage mental health symptoms migration military notable deaths other health issues politics diplomacy popular culture protests pregnancy prisons religion catholic church hajj science and technology social media strikes suicides telehealth xenophobia and racism society ireland malaysia new zealand russia uk us covid-19 portal under the simplified naming scheme proposed by the world health organization, p.2 was labeled "zeta variant", and was considered a variant of interest (voi), but not a variant of concern. a second wave was preceded in november 2020 by an increase in the prevalence of the zeta variant among genetic sequences from são paulo state, deposited into the gisaid database. as of july 2021, zeta is no longer considered a variant of interest by the who. mutations the zeta genome has 3 amino acid mutations: e484k, d614g, and v1176f, all of which are found in the virus's spike protein code. according to the centers for disease control and prevention, f565l has been detected in some of the zeta variant sequences, but not all. amino acid mutations of sars-cov-2 zeta variant plotted on a genome map of sars-cov-2 with a focus on the spike. notes a sub-lineage of b.1.1.28