UK variant of virus not exactly ‘new’


A 3D-printed coronavirus model.-REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

PETALING JAYA: The newly detected Covid-19 variant in the United Kingdom is not any more dangerous than the variants that are already here, say experts.

Viruses are expected to undergo mutations as they react differently under different factors to survive, they also said.

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