Malaysia detects new Covid-19 strain that's 10 times more infectious

Malaysia has detected a strain of the new coronavirus that’s been found to be 10 times more infectious.

The mutation called D614G was found in at least three of the 45 cases in a cluster that started from a restaurant owner returning from India and breaching his 14-day home quarantine. The man has since been sentenced to five months in prison and fined. The strain was also found in another cluster involving people returning from the Philippines.

Fauci says new mutation may speed the spread of coronavirus

The strain could mean that existing studies on vaccines may be incomplete or ineffective against