Mutant variants

In this Nov. 17, 2020, file photo, commuters wear face masks while walking through the World Trade Center's transportation hub in New York. AP Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

India’s ‘double mutant’ Covid-19 strain detected in US

It was found in a patient tested by Stanford Health Care Clinical Virology Laboratory in California, according to news reports. The case was reportedly found in the San Francisco Bay Area

National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins holds a model of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus, as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 2, 2020. Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS
Analysis

In mutant variants, has the coronavirus shown its best tricks?