"Today I saw an article (lay press, not a scientific paper) saying that the virus has already mutated and the new strain is the one with the high R0."

Yes, virus mutate quickly, COVID-19 splint into two strains the Asian and the European (my terms). The European strain is what hit the US east coast and the Asian hit the west coast. There is some concern the European strain may not be affected by the current drugs undergoing testing and it also may be unaffected by the vaccine.

More than you'll ever want to know about COVID - Coronavirus COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) report from Johns Hopkins.

Coronavirus mutations: Scientists puzzle over impact, BBC Health News.

So everything could change at the next outbreak, Oh JOY devil eek2 confused



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