Could the coronavirus mutate if a vaccine can't be found in time?

As scientists race to trace out paths the virus might take we ask the crucial questions

In just a month, the coronavirus outbreak has snowballed from a handful of cases to more than 40,000, reaching four continents and prompting an all-out battle to stop the spread across China and beyond. As those in Wuhan face shortages of hospital beds and supplies that have been likened to "wartime conditions", experts and scientists are attempting to trace out the possible paths that the virus might take.