He stated that "all mutations (and there were about 3% of them in the genome of the coronavirus) either did not take hold or do not matter for the spread of infection, and most importantly, complications of the course of the disease."
Gorelov also commented on the detection of a new strain of coronavirus in the UK.
“In my opinion, this is another mutation.
All RNA genomic viruses must mutate in order to survive and gain a foothold in the human population, ”he said.
According to him, "this is another mutation, which has a neutral character and, above all, epidemiological significance, in order to serve as a marker for the spread of a particular strain."
On December 14, the head of the UK Ministry of Health Matt Hancock announced the discovery in the country of a new type of coronavirus infection COVID-19.
Doctor of Medical Sciences, infectious disease doctor, Professor Nikolai Malyshev, in an interview with RT, commented on the information about the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus in the UK.