Scientists Worry New Virus Variants Could Emerge Amid China’s COVID Outbreak

A coffin is loaded from a hearse into a storage container at the Dongjiao crematorium and funeral home, one of several in Beijing that handles COVID-19 cases, in China, on Dec. 18, 2022. Getty Images

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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, is spreading at an alarming rate in China, with high chances of co-infections and cross-infections. Scientists expressed concerns over the risk of dangerous new variants.