Expert: Coronavirus acting like bacteria ― greater health hazard
Shincheonji Church founder Lee Man-hee speaks to the media about mass infections among his members. Korea Times By Oh Young-jinThe ongoing COVID-19 outbreak is caused by a new coronavirus ― still a virus. But calling it a “cryptic virus,” as little is understood about it, virologist Dr. Hakim Djaballah raises the possibility it is acting like a bacterium, meaning it could be more contagious and last longer in the environment“This evolving virus could have developed a symbiotic relationship with common bacteria found everywhere ― in homes, in metro stations, in restaurants, on plane seats and others,” Djaballah told The Korea Times. “The virus has now turned some of these harmless bacteria into pathogenic bacteria or virulent bacteria, and it has gone into stealth mode, living undetected and protected by them.” He said not much is known about the virus, which is traveling quickly around the world, with not much known about its transmission methods understood. There i
Mar 5, 2020By Oh Young-jin
