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In reply to the discussion: Updated - Reuters: New coronavirus losing potency, top Italian doctor says [View all]stopdiggin
(11,037 posts)62. there are more mutations than that
(not at all unusual for corona virus) not a single one of which has shown any tangible difference in infection or transmission.
And the idea that all of a sudden all of the SARS-Cov2 being seen in Italy has morphed into a less infectious (and therefore less efficient) strain ...
I'm going to wait for a LOT more confirmation on that one.
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Updated - Reuters: New coronavirus losing potency, top Italian doctor says [View all]
phylny
May 2020
OP
Great if true really really skeptical, this doctor is talking about viral load not a mutated virus
uponit7771
May 2020
#3
This too, where I'm at around 50% of the people are wearing masks and that's pretty good
uponit7771
May 2020
#48
And viral load is influenced by many factors, like mask wearing and social distancing.
Blue_true
May 2020
#45
Ok to be fair, I ran what the doctor actually said in Italian through google translate
Rstrstx
Jun 2020
#61
We have had a rise in cases - I think 20 more than two weeks ago (we live in a rural area) and
phylny
May 2020
#24
Let them publish their conclusion with data for peer review. Otherwise their claim is suspect.
Raven123
May 2020
#16
+1, if the virus hasn't mutated I don't care for amount of viral load if they haven't tested
uponit7771
May 2020
#40