Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Medical News And Information -- April 20-21, 2020



SCMP: Coronavirus’s ability to mutate has been vastly underestimated, and mutations affect deadliness of strains, Chinese study finds

* The most aggressive strains of Sars-CoV-2 could generate 270 times as much viral load as the least potent type
* New York may have a deadlier strain imported from Europe, compared to less deadly viruses elsewhere in the United States

A new study by one of China’s top scientists has found the ability of the new coronavirus
to mutate has been vastly underestimated and different strains may account for different impacts of the disease in various parts of the world.

Professor Li Lanjuan and her colleagues from Zhejiang University found within a small pool of patients many mutations not previously reported. These mutations included changes so rare that scientists had never considered they might occur.
They also confirmed for the first time with laboratory evidence that certain mutations could create strains deadlier
than others.

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Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Medical News And Information -- April 20-21, 2020

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