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Covid-19: More mutant strains expected so long as pandemic uncontrolled – expert – Stuff.co.nz
The spotlight is on a handful of Covid-19 ‘mutant’ strains spreading worldwide. An expert says we can expect to see more as the pandemic rages on.
New strains of Covid-19 will keep developing as the virus rages on uncontrolled, according to an expert.
A handful of variants, or mutations, of concern have emerged in recent months, including from the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Brazil.
A new highly-transmissible strain is now circulating in California.
With hundreds of variants of SARS-CoV-2 identified worldwide since the pandemic began, we look at why experts are so worried about a certain few, and whether were likely to see more emerge.
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