Mutating Coronavirus

Recent study says that novel coronavirus or COVID-19 has mutated into more than 30 various strains and 19 out of it are new to scientists and health professional or are not yet discovered which is a challenge to discover treatment of it.

“Researchers in China claim they have identified more than 30 different genetic variations of the new coronavirus that has infected almost 2.7 million people since the outbreak began late last year. The study posted to the medRxviv preprint server by Zhejiang University researchers analyzed samples taken from 11 patients admitted to hospitals in Hangzhou, China between Jan.22 and Feb.4.Scientists were able to identify 33 mutations of the new coronavirus,19 of which were new, using “ultra-deep sequencing”. The study has yet to be peer reviewed.” (The Hill)

“The most aggressive strains were found to generate as much as 270 times as much viral load as the weakest strains and killed human cells the fastest, according to the study.” (The Hill)

The virus has been spreading carrying different mutations or strains.

“ “Sars-CoV2 has acquired mutations capable of substantially changing its pathogenicity,” noted the scientists in a non-peer reviewed paper.” (Hospi Medica)