Genome study tracks virus in Quebec
A study of the Covid genome prevalent here finds it came almost entirely from Europe and the Americas – not Asia.
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Ian 19:51 on 2020-09-28 Permalink
No real surprise there – not only does Montreal have a smallish Asian population, but we already knew the first cases were almost all from people coming back from ski trips over spring break.
walkerp 20:54 on 2020-09-28 Permalink
Didn’t the virus originate in China? The ones that came here also came from China but took a stop in Europe and the States?
Kate 21:12 on 2020-09-28 Permalink
walkerp, it did, but I suppose the implication is that there was a mutation somewhere along the way that’s like footprints to a geneticist.
Ephraim 21:27 on 2020-09-28 Permalink
@walkerp – There have been a number of mutations. The current mutation we are seeing seems to be more contagious but less deadly. The March mutation (614) increased infectivity, which is what lead to the lockdown. But from what I saw of the graphs, the Chinese original came to Canada and quickly died out. In Quebec, more than elsewhere, we saw cases come from Florida and France…. hence the March break connection.
See https://nextstrain.org/ and National Geographic has an article on how they track and why they track in March.
Raymond Lutz 22:00 on 2020-09-28 Permalink
also: “Research led by the University of Barcelona showed the presence of the virus in samples of wastewater in Barcelona in MARCH 2019, and infections were present before knowing of any case of COVID-19 in any part of the world. ”
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1192756.shtml
Meezly 09:19 on 2020-09-29 Permalink
It’ll be interesting to see whether these new facts become common knowledge and supplant fake news. Hopefully corona-racists will take heed and leave Asians the f*ck alone.
jeather 10:20 on 2020-09-29 Permalink
Surely the racism will just move to “where do you think the virus came from before it hit Europe”? Racism isn’t logicked away.
Meezly 10:40 on 2020-09-29 Permalink
Sadly, in many cases, it does not, but that’d be a bit defeatist. Education can help to mitigate racism.
Uatu 10:46 on 2020-09-29 Permalink
Have you seen these idiots? One of them was caught on video harrassing a young girl he thought was Asian. She was actually Cree and he actually told her “to go back where you come from”
jeather 12:06 on 2020-09-29 Permalink
I think education can help, but I don’t think “most cases in Quebec came from Europe or the US” is the kind of education that will help for the people who blame Asians for covid.
Meezly 12:58 on 2020-09-29 Permalink
I cannot deny covidiots and coronaracists are in a class of their own.
Ephraim 13:07 on 2020-09-29 Permalink
To quote Gilbert and Sullivan, “Let the punishment fit the crime.” When you don’t wear a mask where required, or you wear a mask incorrectly, you shouldn’t be fined, you should be required to work in a COVID ward for a few days. I’m sure they need someone to help with cleaning floors and washing bedpans. And they don’t need to wear protective clothing or a mask while there… it’s a falacy? Walk in without a mask! Frankly, I don’t know many people that wouldn’t be moved by seeing someone in ICU on a ventilator face down.