scientists isolate strain of virus in search of vaccine!

Chinese scientists said on Sunday they had successfully isolated the strain of the coronavirus that has caused dozens of deaths in central China.

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This is a crucial step in creating a vaccine, said Xu Wenbo, director of the Institute for Viral Disease Control, which is part of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). .

The latter has isolated the virus and is dissecting the strain, according to state news agency Xinhua Xu. Scientists are also looking for drugs to treat lung disease caused by the new coronavirus.

Quoted in the China Daily, another CDC scientist Tan Wenjie says it has already been determined which market stall in Wuhan’s seafood market is located. “This is an important discovery, and we are going to investigate the animal that produced it,” he said. A task that does not look easy, according to the Chinese daily.

According to the researcher, the new version of the coronavirus is 90% similar to that of a virus discovered on a species of bat in Zhoushan, in the province of Zhejiang. However, it is still too early to conclude that this animal is at the origin of the epidemic.

Meanwhile, southern China’s Guangdong Province has ordered all residents to wear a mask while outside, as efforts continue across the country to prevent the spread. of the virus.

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