Coronavirus: recovered Chinese patients may be defenceless against foreign mutation, study says

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  • Antibodies found in blood of people who have fought disease failed to stop D614G, Chinese scientists say
  • Mutant form identified in genetic data of samples collected at Xinfadi food market in Beijing where latest outbreak began
People who contracted an earlier strain of the coronavirus might still be at risk from mutations. Photo: ReutersPeople who contracted an earlier strain of the coronavirus might still be at risk from mutations. Photo: Reuters
People who contracted an earlier strain of the coronavirus might still be at risk from mutations. Photo: Reuters
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patients in China may still be vulnerable to a mutant form of the pathogen spreading overseas, a new study says.

According to Professor Huang Ailong from Chongqing Medical University, there is an urgent need to determine what threat the mutation, known as D614G, poses to people who have recovered from a different form of the virus.

D614G began spreading in Europe in early February and by May was the dominant strain around the world, presenting in 70 per cent of sequenced samples in Europe and North America.

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1 thought on “Coronavirus: recovered Chinese patients may be defenceless against foreign mutation, study says

  1. Proof that viruses like this are much smarter than we humans. I think Mother Earth is trying to rid the Human Cancer from her planet.

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