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Kent coronavirus variant may be deadlier because it multiplies faster in the lungs, SAGE says

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The Kent coronavirus variant may be deadlier than the original strain because it multiplies faster inside the lungs, SAGE scientists warned today. Britain’s Covid fight was dealt another blow on Friday when Boris Johnson revealed the new variant was about 30 per cent more lethal than the virus which first came out of China.  It … Read more

Coronavirus could act like a painkiller to mask illness while it multiplies inside the body 

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The novel coronavirus may be able to block pain and mask the illness in its early stages as it spreads throughout the body, a new study suggests. In research conducted in mice, scientists found that the spike protein the virus uses to enter cells attaches to a receptor and completely reverses the pain signaling pathway of … Read more