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New highly mutated Covid-19 variant identified in Asia

www.news.com.au /lifestyle/health/113-new-covid-delta-mutations-detected-in-jakarta-indonesia/news-story/acaba69cc107513b607f194bfdbd9333

A new Covid variant found in Asia is the most mutated version of the virus yet, according to scientists. The morphed Delta variant was swabbed from a patient in Jakarta, Indonesia. It has 113 different mutations, 37 of which affect the spike protein – the part used by the virus to latch on to humans. The new strain has been labelled the “most extreme,” with the Omicron variant having around 50 mutations by comparison.

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