A new study shows that the Covid-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that emerged in Wuhan, China, over four months ago has since mutated. Infected travellers (primarily air) are known to be responsible for introductions of the virus outside Wuhan. The news comes slightly under three weeks after Kenya joined the race to trace Covid-19 with genomics after posting the DNA of the virus circulating in the country. EIGHT STRAINSResearchers tracking the current strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that cause the illness have identified at least eight strains of coronavirus around the globe. “We are aware of the strains but we are yet to ascertain the particular strains circulating in Africa,” Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa during a weekly media briefing.

Source: Daily Nation May 11, 2020 21:22 UTC