“Mutation of the Delta variant might have been the reason behind the decline of COVID-19 cases of late.”

KATHMANDU, June 21: A new mutation of Delta variant of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been detected in Nepal, according to the Ministry of Health and Population ( MoHP).

It doesn’t seem to have changed in a way that makes people less or more sick. There’s some evidence that a specific mutation called D614G may have made it easier for the virus to be transmitted between people. But not all scientists are convinced, and it’s hard to say how strong any such effect might be.