World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the emergence of new,mutated, and more infectious strains is part of the evolution of a virus.
WHO’s statement aims to allay worldwide concerns engendered after a mutatedvariant of Coronavirus, 70% more infectious than the original one, emergedfrom southern England earlier this month.——————————
In a recent virtual press conference, Chief of Emergencies at the WHO, MikeRyan, referring to the official data received from the UK, said that thereis no evidence at the moment which suggests that this new variant of theCoronavirus is making people more severely ill or is proving to be moredeadly in comparison to existing strains of COVID-19.
However, the mutated Coronavirus is spreading faster than the originalstrain, noted Ryan.
The WHO official hoped that Coronavirus vaccines would easily combat themutated variant, adding that the agency has also started the process todetermine the effectiveness of the vaccines against the new variant.
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Since the emergence of the mutated virus, hundreds of thousands have beeninfected with the mutated Coronavirus in the UK, forcing the Britishgovernment to impose strict lockdown measures once again.
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Not just this, the mutated strain of Coronavirus has spread to Denmark,Italy, Gibraltar, the Netherlands, and Australia as well.
