Posted on 03/25/2020 6:23:06 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Scientists in Iceland found 40 mutations of the coronavirus among people with the deadly bug in the country — and that seven infections came from people who attended the same soccer match in the UK, according to a report.
The researchers discovered the mutations — or small changes in the genome of the virus — by analyzing swabs of COVID-19 patients in the country, where nearly 648 cases had been reported as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the Iceland outlet Information.
Health authorities, along with biopharmaceutical firm deCODE Genetics, tested 9,768 people, including those who had already been diagnosed, people with symptoms and high-risk populations.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
But this virus was absolutely NOT bioengineered by the Chinese military /s
In the article, it says this:
“the variants that cause severe symptoms may die out, Dr. Derek Gatherer, an infectious disease specialist at Lancaster University, told the Mail.”
Yes. It’s an RNA virus, so it mutates continuously.
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