A new mutation may bring the Corona virus back in Europe to the fore

The Russian newspaper Izavista received warnings from scientists studying a new type of mutation of the Corona virus, the strain BQ.1.1, which is one of the branches of the Omicron mutant, the fastest spreading among the mutant corona virus.

Warnings came from the new strain becoming a cause for the spread of a third wave of the virus in Europe, especially since the genome of the new strain contains a number of mutations that allow it to bypass immunity formed by vaccines or natural immunity as a result of a previous infection.

It is reported that the number of BQ.1.1 genomes discovered during the first nine days after its discovery increased from one to 28. With the onset of autumn, the rate of infection with the emerging coronavirus in European countries rose to the point that health experts in the European Union had already started talking about a third wave of infection with Omicron, According to the newspaper report.