found in Europe, North America and parts of Asia may be more infectious but appears less deadly, according to a prominent infectious diseases doctor., senior consultant at the National University of Singapore and president-elect of the International Society of Infectious Diseases, said evidence suggests the proliferation of thehas coincided with a drop in death rates, suggesting it is less lethal.
Scientists discovered the mutation as early as February and it has circulated in Europe and the Americas, thesaid. The WHO has also said there is no evidence the mutation has led to more severe disease.urged greater public vigilance after authorities detected what they believe was the D614G mutation of the coronavirus in two recent clusters.
Malaysia’s Noor Hisham said the D614G strain detected there was 10 times more infectious and that vaccines currently in development may not be effective against this mutation.