A leading expert on infectious diseases says that mutations (changes in the virus's genes) being seen in the corona virus in Europe, North America and parts of Asia may be more contagious, but they seem less deadly. Huh.

Paul Tambia, a senior physician at the National University of Singapore and newly-elected president of the International Society of Infectious Diseases, said, "The evidence suggests that the corona's D614G mutation (alteration in the gene of the virus) in some regions of the world," news agency Reuters After the spread, there was a decrease in the death rate, which shows that they are less fatal. ''

Doctor Tambia told Reuters that it is good for the virus to be more contagious but less deadly. He said that as most viruses mutate, that is, their genes change, they become less lethal.

He said, "It is in the interest of the virus to infect as many people as possible but do not kill them because the virus depends on people for food and shelter."

The World Health Organization has said that in February itself, scientists discovered that the corona virus is causing mutations and is spreading in Europe and America. The World Health Organization also said that there is no evidence that after the change in the virus, it has become more deadly.

On Sunday, Malaysia's Health Department DG Noor Hisham Abdullah urged people to be more vigilant after D614G mutations of the corona virus were found in two recent hot-spots.

Sebastian Morr-Stroh of the Singapore Institute of Science, Technology and Research said that this form of corona virus has been found in Singapore but has failed to spread on a large scale due to steps taken to prevent the virus.

Noor Hisham of Malaysia said that the D614G version of Corona that was found there was 10 times more contagious and the vaccine that is being developed right now. They may not be as effective for this version of the corona virus (D614G).

But Tambia and Maurer-Stroh said that the mutation would not change the corona virus so much that its vaccine would be reduced.

"The changes in the virus are almost the same and have not changed the way that our immune system usually recognizes, so the corona vaccine being developed won't make any difference," said Morr-Stroh."

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