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Rodent study backs claim that D614G mutation makes Covid-19 spread faster
Published:  Nov 13, 2020 1:42 PM
Updated: 7:00 AM

COVID-19 | A new study published yesterday has offered some of the first concrete evidence of the D614G mutation’s ability to enhance Covid-19 infectivity.

A team of researchers reported when comparing hamsters infected with Covid-19 with or without the mutation, the infection in the former group appeared to spread faster.

In the experiment, the researchers set up ...


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