Prof Lawrence Young, virologist and professor of molecular oncology at the University of Warwick, said the new variant of the virus had 23 mutations compared to the original strain.
“Some of these changes in different parts of the virus could affect the body’s immune response and also influence the range of symptoms associated with infection,” he said.
Infected people appear to produce more virus and this could result in more widespread infection within the body “perhaps accounting for more coughs, muscle pain and tiredness”, Prof Young added.
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Published at Fri, 29 Jan 2021 07:57:00 +0000
Coronavirus Kent strain symptoms: Four symptoms ‘more common’ in new strain
