The Covid-19 pandemic has been going on for a year, since the first case in Wuhan at the end of 2019. The number of positive cases continues to increase, more than 100 million people have been infected worldwide, and new variants of the corona virus have emerged in a number of countries.
The new coronavirus variant was first discovered in the UK and scientists say it is spreading more rapidly. Not long ago, the British government was also warned that this variant might also be more lethal.
The Indonesian government says it has not found a new variant of the corona virus.
In Indonesia, more than one million people are infected, according to data from the Ministry of Health.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned it will take two years to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
What are the symptoms and spread of this disease and how do new variants of the corona virus develop?
BBC Indonesia summarizes the explanations of experts and doctors about the Covid-19 outbreak.
Is the new variant of the corona virus more dangerous?
A new variant of the corona virus has emerged and is said to be more infectious than the original virus that started the pandemic.
There are thousands of different versions or variants of the Covid virus, but the attention of experts is focused on:
- A British variant that has become dominant in much of the UK and has spread to more than 50 other countries
- A South African variant that has also been found in at least 20 other countries, including the UK
- Variant from Brazil
Actually, the emergence of a new variant of the corona virus is not surprising, considering that all viruses mutate while making new copies of themselves to spread and develop.
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