A mutation of the novel coronavirus increasingly common throughout Europe and recently detected in Malaysia may be more infectious but appears ...
may be more infectious but appears less deadly, according to infectious diseases expert Paul Tambyah.
The mutation is not likely to impact the efficacy of a potential vaccine, despite warnings to the contrary from other health experts, he added. On Sunday, Malaysia's director-general of health Noor Hisham Abdullah urged greater public vigilance after authorities detected what they believe was the D614G mutation of the coronavirus in two recent clusters.
However, current containment measures have"prevented large-scale spread" of this variant in Singapore, the deputy executive director of research said.
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