SARS-CoV-2 mutations do not appear to increase transmissibility.

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The analysis of virus genomes from over 15,000 Covid-19 patients from 75 countries is published today as a pre-print on bioRxiv and has not yet been peer-reviewed.

The findings build on a peer-reviewed study published in Infection, Genetics and Evolution earlier this month that characterised patterns of diversity emerging in the genome of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus causing the ongoing pandemic of the Covid-19 disease.*

Lead author Professor Francois Balloux (UCL Genetics Institute) said: “As a growing number of mutations have been documented, scientists are rapidly trying to find out if any of them could make the virus more infectious or deadly, as it’s vital to understand such changes as early as possible.

ucl.ac.uk/news/2020/may/sar...

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"The researchers found no evidence that any of the common mutations are increasing the virus’s transmissibility. Instead, they found that some common mutations are neutral, but most are mildly detrimental to the virus."

There is still hope that it might yet mutate into a more harmless strain.

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