Emergence of D614G - A New Coronavirus Cluster
A discovery may reduce the chances of everything to get back to normal and have industries and businesses up and running like before. A new strain D614G, a mutated form of SARS-Cov-2 also more popularly known as Covid-19 or the Coronavirus is – according to Malaysian researchers – "ten times more infectious than the original strain." How It Began According to the Malaysian Health Ministry, an Indian restaurant owner who returned to Malaysia is said to have caused the spread of the strain after violating his compulsory two-week quarantine. At least 45 people are said to be infected with the mutated form of the virus. The new form is said to be found in most positive cases in the US and Europe. How is D614G Different? The Covid-19 virus has many spike-like protrusions on its main body. These spikes help the virus to stick to and infect human cells. The mutated form also has these spikes but a small change in its protein structure allows D614G to infect human cells qui