This deletion splits ORF8 into ORF8a and ORF8b and is thought to be an adaptive mutation that favors host switching.
Kwa mantiki hii, kadri mkurupuko wa SARS-CoV-2 unavyondelea na jinsi watu zaidi wanavyoambukizwa, ndivyo kuna uwezekano mkuu kwamba utazoeleka kwa binadamu.