Europe Records First Case of COVID Super-Mutant in Belgium

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The new variant is likely to have evolved during a chronic infection of an immuno-compromised person, possibly in an untreated HIV/AIDS patient, Francois Balloux, director of the UCL Genetics Institute, said in a statement published by the Science Media Centre. The world's biggest number of HIV cases has complicated South Africa's efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic, as immuno-compromised people can harbor the virus for longer, scientists say.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/new-covid-variant-with-unusual-mutations-a-serious-concern-in-south-africa-2624718