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MATA INDONESIA, JAKARTA – Virus Corona progressively developing in a way mutate as its massive spread throughout the world. This phenomenon does not surprise scientists because it is one way to survive.
Epidemiologist from Australia’s Griffith University Dicky Budiman emphasized that mutation is a natural process resulting from changes in the genetic code of a virus. He considered that the new variant did not come from a new virus because the virus content in the mutated Covid-19 was still the same.
Meanwhile, according to a virologist from the Yale School of Public Health, Nathan Grubaugh confirmed that the mutation that occurs is the reproduction process of the virus replica itself.
Through the scientific journal ‘We shouldn’t worry when a virus mutates during disease outbreaks’ Grubaugh and other researchers explain that the SARS CoV 2 corona virus carries out mutations.
“The speed at which the virus mutates or develops is not surprising. All viruses continue to evolve by means of mutations. So, there shouldn’t be anything to worry about because this process is general in nature, “said Grubaugh.
Now several corona virus mutations have occurred in several countries in the world. Among them are England and South Africa. The country has a mutation of the corona virus variant, namely B117 to B1351 or 501Y.V2.
Here are 5 mutation variants of the corona virus that have almost spread to several countries in the world and have entered Indonesia:
- B117 mutation
There were four findings of the first case of the B117 corona virus in Indonesia on March 8, 2021. This number is outside of the two cases previously found in Karawang, West Java.
This virus mutation is known to be first discovered in England and is now spreading widely to several countries. Several countries have also reported the variant, including in Malaysia and Singapore.
- D614G virus mutation
The Corona D614G virus mutation is said to be 10 times more contagious than the original virus. This type of Corona was also discovered for the first time in England.
- Mutation B1,351
This mutation of the Corona virus was discovered by scientists in South Africa, named B.1351 / 501Y.V2. This variant is also said to be the cause of the spread of the second wave of the Coronavirus in the South African country, which happened so fast.
This variant has been entered and detected in Thailand February 15, 2021. The Thai government has detected an immigrant infected with the mutated South African coronavirus.
Thailad health officials said they detected a mutated South African corona virus infection from a male immigrant from Tanzania.
- Mutation B1.1.317
This mutation is a virus that is thought to have originated in Russia and had infected Australians. The five cases of the new corona variant from Russia were found from passengers on Qatar Airways flights who landed in Brisbane in February 2021.
The emergence of this corona mutation from Russia coincides when the Australian government, especially the state of Queensland, begins to relax rules regarding meetings.
- N439K mutation
The N439K variant is reported to have spread in 30 countries and is said to be ‘smarter’ than other corona variants. IDI Chairman Daeng M Faqih emphasized that the mutation makes this virus unrecognized by antibodies.
This corona virus variant was first detected in March 2020 in Scotland, England. Research on this variant has been published in the Cell Journal since January 25 and has been peer reviewed.
Meanwhile, the rate of transmission of this virus is still similar to the initial corona virus. Unlike the B117 variant which also comes from England which has a higher transmissibility.
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