A scientific article telling about the increased risk of the Coronavirus “Yota” version was not reviewed by other scientists, so the conclusions about the danger of this strain are premature. This was announced in a conversation with “Ribbon.ru” the head of the University of Putra in Malaysia Chi Hui Yi.
“It is too early to conclude that this option may be more dangerous or aggressive than other varieties of a virus that are of interest,” said Chi.
The virologist also called on not to rush to the conclusions that “Yota” -variant can become dominant in the world. At the same time, she warned that the coronavirus would continue to mutate, falling into the human body.
earlier in the Ministry of Health disclosed information about the COVID-19 strain detected in the United States. The chief freelance specialist of the department Sergei Tokarev referred to the article Medrxiv portal, noting that the mortality of the new strain is above 82 percent. It is especially mortal for people in the age range over 45 years old. A new strain is transferred by 25 percent faster than others.