D614G: New coronavirus strain found in Malaysia ‘10 times deadlier’

Published : Aug 17, 2020, 05:43 PM IST

 Can you imagine something worse than the current pandemic in the world? Malaysia has detected an infectious strain of the coronavirus D614G which is 10 times deadlier  

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D614G: New coronavirus strain found in Malaysia ‘10 times deadlier’

 Malaysia has detected a strain of the coronavirus, which is 10 times deadlier

 Malaysia has detected a strain of the coronavirus, which is 10 times deadlier

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Director General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah in a Facebook post on Saturday said the new strain is called D614G
 

Director General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah in a Facebook post on Saturday said the new strain is called D614G
 

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He added that the new strain could mean that existing studies on vaccines might be incomplete or ineffective against the mutation
 

He added that the new strain could mean that existing studies on vaccines might be incomplete or ineffective against the mutation
 

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The mutation is found in three cases from a cluster which started when a restaurant owner and permanent resident returned to the country from India
 

The mutation is found in three cases from a cluster which started when a restaurant owner and permanent resident returned to the country from India
 

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It is also found in another cluster case which started with returnees from the Philippines.

It is also found in another cluster case which started with returnees from the Philippines.

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 “People need to be wary and take greater precautions because this strain has now been found in Malaysia. The people’s cooperation is needed so that we can together break the chain of infection from any mutation,” he further said.

 “People need to be wary and take greater precautions because this strain has now been found in Malaysia. The people’s cooperation is needed so that we can together break the chain of infection from any mutation,” he further said.

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