PHOTOS-COVID19 PANDEMIC- 12.01.2019 -Day 96: SHANGHAI- Researchers identify two coronavirus types

.A doctor looking at a patient infected by the coronavirus at a hospital in Wuhan on Feb 24, 2020.PHOTO: AFP

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THE EPICENTER: WUHAN, CHINA

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SHANGHAI- Researchers identify two coronavirus types as China cases dwindle

A doctor looking at a patient infected by the coronavirus at a hospital in Wuhan on Feb 24, 2020.
A doctor looking at a patient infected by the coronavirus at a hospital in Wuhan on Feb 24, 2020.PHOTO: AFP

SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – Scientists in China studying the coronavirus outbreak said they had found that two main types of the disease could be causing infections.

The researchers, from Peking University’s School of Life Sciences and the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, cautioned that their analysis examined a limited range of data, and said follow-up studies of larger data sets are needed to better understand the virus’ evolution.

The preliminary study found that a more aggressive type of the new coronavirus associated with the disease outbreak in Wuhan accounted for about 70 per cent of analysed strains, while 30 per cent was linked to a less aggressive type.

READ MORE:  https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/researchers-identify-two-coronavirus-types-as-china-cases-dwindle.

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