New strain of Coronavirus detected.

comment by HoughOffEnd-er (U22510)
posted 45 seconds ago
comment by The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur. (U7858)
posted 11 seconds ago
The virus has already mutated several times - one reason why the Mink farms in Denmark and Holland were destroyed, a mutated form of the virus was crossing species.
It’s inevitable that viruses mutate, it’s their way of preservation, but usually each mutation although spreads easier, becomes less infectious and less dangerous - they don’t want to wipe out their food supply!!
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Which is what's happened with the flu right? When it first burst onto the scene in 1918 it was lethal. Fast forward 102 years later and it's nowhere near as deadly. It's lost that explosive yard of pace if you like.
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good feet for a big virus though no?

comment by HoughOffEnd-er (U22510)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur. (U7858)
posted 11 seconds ago
The virus has already mutated several times - one reason why the Mink farms in Denmark and Holland were destroyed, a mutated form of the virus was crossing species.
It’s inevitable that viruses mutate, it’s their way of preservation, but usually each mutation although spreads easier, becomes less infectious and less dangerous - they don’t want to wipe out their food supply!!
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Which is what's happened with the flu right? When it first burst onto the scene in 1918 it was lethal. Fast forward 102 years later and it's nowhere near as deadly. It's lost that explosive yard of pace if you like.
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like so many expensive strikers we've had

comment by Geoff Tipps (U1449)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by it'sonlyagame (U6426)
posted 13 minutes ago
Zese Englishers and zeir diseases. François, pull up ze dgawbgidge, double-quick! Vite!, vite
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Probably a french rabid dog which started it
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I thought Xhaka was Albanian

comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 3 minutes ago
It will always mutate, but it's nothing "new" if that makes sense. It is, in a way, but it also isn't, in a way.
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All clear now, boss.

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Yes, a new strain is a type of mutation.

It's also worth noting that, in the long run, we probably /want/ mutations of this virus - the faster a virus mutates, in general the faster it weakens. Part of the problem with this virus is that it isn't mutating much, staying just as deadly.

The flip side of this is that it makes vaccines a good and viable answer to it.

The Spanish flu of 1918 mutated itself away over the course of a few years, at least in terms of deadliness. But that mutated a lot faster than this one.

new strains are often weaker no? since their purpose isnt to kill its host, best for it is undetected as much as possible.

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 38 minutes ago
comment by HoughOffEnd-er (U22510)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur. (U7858)
posted 11 seconds ago
The virus has already mutated several times - one reason why the Mink farms in Denmark and Holland were destroyed, a mutated form of the virus was crossing species.
It’s inevitable that viruses mutate, it’s their way of preservation, but usually each mutation although spreads easier, becomes less infectious and less dangerous - they don’t want to wipe out their food supply!!
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Which is what's happened with the flu right? When it first burst onto the scene in 1918 it was lethal. Fast forward 102 years later and it's nowhere near as deadly. It's lost that explosive yard of pace if you like.
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like so many expensive strikers we've had
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comment by The_Dungeon_Master (U4830)
posted 20 minutes ago
Yes, a new strain is a type of mutation.

It's also worth noting that, in the long run, we probably /want/ mutations of this virus - the faster a virus mutates, in general the faster it weakens. Part of the problem with this virus is that it isn't mutating much, staying just as deadly.

The flip side of this is that it makes vaccines a good and viable answer to it.

The Spanish flu of 1918 mutated itself away over the course of a few years, at least in terms of deadliness. But that mutated a lot faster than this one.
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Obviously the weather conditions in England isn’t helping.

Could this new mutation be isolated and safely transported to Spain as soon as possible ?

What did culer do to get banned?