Super mutant coronavirus variants may emerge, expert warns

Referring to some of the mutations seen in the variant first detected in India, the expert said they are “just the beginning” and that there will be further changes to the virus

‘Super mutant coronavirus variants may emerge’ – expert (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Coronavirus is going to do “weird” things going forward, and “super mutant viruses” may emerge, an expert has warned.

Professor Ravi Gupta, professor of clinical microbiology at the University of Cambridge, said that while this would not necessarily be a bad thing, the virus would try to become more efficient at transmission as more people are protected.