Health
New coronavirus strain much more infectious than Covid-19 found in Asia – Wales Online
While the D614G mutation spreads quicker, it does appear the new strain is less deadly
A mutation of coronavirus has been found in south Asia that’s more infectious than Covid-19.
The Jakarta-based Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology has confirmed the ‘infectious but milder’ D614G mutation of the virus has been found in genome sequencing data from samples collected.
Indonesia has seen a surge in cases of Covid with 2,858 new infections on Sunday, below the previous day’s record 3,308 but above the past month’s daily average, reports the Mirror.
Its total number of cases wa…
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