claim: researchers discover new variant of covid-19 virus in columbus , ohio.
evidence_1: the ohio state wexner medical center has been sequencing the genome of sars- cov-2 viruses in patients with covid-19 since march 2020 in order to monitor the evolution of the virus.", "doctors at ohio state talked about the covid-19 vaccine and the new variant of the coronavirus in the briefing below.", "scientists at the ohio state university wexner medical center and college of medicine have discovered a new strain of covid-19.", "> osu covid variant > > researchers at ohio state discuss covid-19 vaccinations and a new variant of > the virus discovered in columbus.", 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "the ohio state wexner medical center has been sequencing the genome of sars- cov-2 viruses in patients with covid-19 since march 2020 in order to monitor the evolution of the virus.")