Fauci warns that the new coronavirus mutation can make the virus more easily spread

Anthony FauciAnthony FauciTrump’s focus dispersed amid multiple crises. SC Beach was linked to hundreds of coronavirus cases as it prepares for tourists on July 4. Fauci says the United States “is going in the wrong direction” in the fight against the virus MORE, a key member of the White House coronavirus task force, warned Thursday that a new, world-dominant strain of coronavirus may contain a mutation that allows it to spread from person to person more easily.

In an interview with The Journal of the American Medical Association, Fauci referenced an article published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Cell that pointed to a prevalent new viral strain that is believed to have first spread in Italy.

He said this strain may carry an increased viral load in the respiratory system, making human transmission more likely.

“The data shows that there is a single mutation that makes the virus better able to replicate and perhaps have high viral loads,” Fauci said.

“[I]It just seems like the virus replicates better and may be more transmissible, “he continued.

The study, which was published by researchers affiliated with the Sheffield Genomics Group COVID-19, stated Thursday that the new strain “has become the most common form in the global pandemic.”

“The change occurred even in local epidemics where the original [strain of the virus] it was well established before the introduction of the G614 variant, “the scientists wrote in their summary, referring to the coronavirus strain believed to have originated in Wuhan, China.

“The consistency of this pattern was highly statistically significant, suggesting that the G614 variant may have an aptitude advantage,” they continued.

However, study scientists cautioned that there was no evidence that the prevalent strain was more severe.

“In infected individuals, G614 is associated with lower RT-PCR cycle thresholds, suggesting higher upper respiratory tract viral load, although not increased disease severity,” they wrote.

Fauci reportedly confirmed that statement and told The Journal of the American Medical Association: “We have no connection regarding whether or not a person worsens with this.”

The United States has seen more than 2.7 million confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Thursday night, more than any other country in the world.