Coronavirus: Thread

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Recall the word "discover" has been redefined to include
imparting "gain of function" aka outright manufacturing.



Chinese Scientists From Wuhan Discover "Potentially Deadly" New Strain
Of Coronavirus

https://www.scribd.com/user/35632030/Joseph-Adinolfi-Jr
https://www.scribd.com/document/555298115/2022-01-24-477490v1-full-1

Here we go again.

A team of Chinese scientists from Wuhan have discovered a new strain
of coronavirus that they fear could make the jump from animals to
humans. Shortly after another team of Chinese scientists published new
research claiming that the omicron strain may have gestated inside
mice, this other team has warned about the "potential bio-safety
threat" represented by a new strain of COVID.

The team of researchers from Wuhan University claimed to have
"unexpectedly" stumbled upon the new strain, which they're calling
"the NeoCoV strain" (should it become a serious enough threat to
warrant a "variant of concern" label, the WHO will grant the mutant
strain a new Greek letter name).

The strain was originally discovered in South Africa and is a "close
relative" of omicron.

Keep in mind, this isn't the first new strain to emerge since omicron
was first discovered by a team in South Africa. The world has already
faced down "deltacron", a mutant with attributes of both strains, that
caused a splash in global press when it was first discovered.

But the fact that a team of scientists from Wuhan has zeroed in on
this strain certainly doesn't bode well.

The new strain "can efficiently use some types of bat
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and, less favorably, human ACE2
for entry."

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, was first discovered in Wuhan
before it spread throughout the world as millions of Chinese traveled
for the Lunar New Year holiday. The timing of the latest discovery
comes amid this year's holiday.

While the strain presently targets bats, the scientists said it has
the capability to infect humans as well. And should that happen, it
appears the new strain "could not be cross-neutralized by antibodies
targeting SARS-CoV-2 or MERS-CoV" meaning natural immunity and
vaccine-induced immunity would likely be powerless to stop it.

Although NeoCoV "remains enigmatic," the scientists warned of a
"potential bio-safety threat" for humans "with both high fatality and
transmission rate."