Nintendo and MercurySteam have released update 1.0.3 for Metroid Dread and it makes one specific change.
Here are the full patch notes for the Metroid Dread version 1.0.3 update:
Fixed an issue where Samus’ damage detection would disappear under certain conditions.
- We made the decision to fix this issue because there is a possibility that it may occur unintentionally, and if it does, it will result in a play experience that is far different from the way Metroid Dread was originally intended to be experienced.