“We state that there are practically no changes in this virus, that is, with a genome of 30 thousand nucleotides, the number of changes between any two strains that we take is no more than 30, that is, no more than 0.1%,” he is quoted as saying TASS.

According to the head of the Vector Center, mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus occur much more slowly compared to seasonal flu.

“The entire spectrum of such research is actually carried out by us online, and at the moment we do not see significant changes that would cause us any concerns,” Maksyutov emphasized.

He also expressed confidence that the coronavirus pandemic will end in 2021.

Earlier, the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said that a new mutation of the coronavirus could form in the Siberian Federal District.

At the same time, she noted that these mutations do not enhance the pathogen.

In October, Vektor reported that it had identified more than 80 coronavirus mutations.