A new corona mutation is spreading rapidly in India

At least 19 corona virus mutations have developed in recent months in India, one of which, called N440K, has re-infected a young health worker in the north of the country who had previously been infected with the virus, according to a new study published in the country.

The researchers found 120 cases of mutations that managed to “escape” the infected people’s immune system. “Our data analysis shows that the number of related mutations has skyrocketed in communities around the world,” wrote the researchers, whose study has not yet been reviewed by their peers. They collected the data from 265,079 DNA sequences. From a global database, in addition to 1,154 sequences researched in laboratories.

Corona examination in Mumbai, India, about three weeks ago // Photo: IPI.

According to the study, the N440K is found in 2.1% of the total DNA sequences. In India. The highest figure is in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, where the mutation was found in 33.8% of the 272 DNA sequences. Tested.

Vinod Scaria, one of the researchers on the research team, told the Indian newspaper Print that “our body produces a number of antibodies to the virus, so one mutation may not completely escape all the antibodies.” The research team also found 24 cases of the mutation in almost 70% of the DNA sequences. Tested who came from Australia. In addition, they estimate that the British mutation was found in 290 DNA sequences. Who came from Australia, South Africa, the United States, Brazil and Denmark.

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