China's Covid surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant

By Associated Press

Dec 27, 2022 12:03 am

COULD the Covid-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world?

Scientists don't know but worry that might happen. It could be similar to Omicron variants circulating there now. It could be a combination of strains. Or something entirely different, they say.

WAITING FOR THEIR TURN People wait for medical attention at the fever clinic area of Tongren Hospital in Shanghai’s Changning district on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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