Could the COVID19 surge in #China unleash a new coronavirus #mutant on the world

The result? Fertile ground for the virus to change.

“When we’ve seen big waves of infection, it’s often followed by new variants being generated,” Ray said

About three years ago, the original version of the #coronavirus spread from #China to the rest of the world and was eventually replaced by the #deltavariant, then #omicron and its descendants, which continue #plaguing the world today.

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