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Indian virologists recommend close monitoring of mutated strains

India // 02 May, 2021

Experts that constitute Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium, or INSACOG, consider that the SARS-CoV-2 has mutations that may escape body's immune responses and should be monitored closely. While speaking to a media source, one of the experts stated that the variants need to be investigated to establish whether they are dangerous. The experts however did not name the mutations.

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India // 02 May, 2021

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