University of Sheffield: New, More Infectious Strain of COVID-19 Now Dominates Global Cases of Virus
July 03, 2020
July 03, 2020
SHEFFIELD, England, July 3 -- The University of Sheffield issued the following news on July 2:
Researchers have shown that a variation in the viral genome of Covid-19 improved its ability to infect human cells and helped it become the dominant strain circulating around the world.
The study, published today in the journal Cell (https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30820-5), shows the variation is more infectious in cell cultures under laboratory conditions. T . . .
Researchers have shown that a variation in the viral genome of Covid-19 improved its ability to infect human cells and helped it become the dominant strain circulating around the world.
The study, published today in the journal Cell (https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30820-5), shows the variation is more infectious in cell cultures under laboratory conditions. T . . .