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A new strain of coronavirus.
In Indonesia, a mutated strain of coronavirus D614G was discovered, which 10 times more contagious.
The World Health Organization reported that it was identified in February and circulated in Europe and America, writes the Daily Mail.
A dangerous strain of coronavirus has been found in the country amid a surge in the number of illnesses. On Sunday, August 30, 2,858 people fell ill with COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health. This is below the record for the previous day (3308), but above the daily average for the past month.
More research is needed to determine if a new strain of coronavirus is causing the recent surge in cases, according to Deputy Health Minister Heravati Sudoyo.
Since the start of the pandemic, Indonesia has recorded 172 053 Coronavirus cases, of which 7,343 were fatal, 124,185 patients recovered.
As previously reported by OBOZREVATEL, Chinese scientists have confirmed that COVID-19 can spread through sewers. To do this, an unusual experiment was conducted.
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