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The Ministry of Health confirmed on Thursday 10, the first case of reinfection by Covid-19. According to the file, the diagnosis was made by a 37-year-old health professional living in Natal. She had the disease in June, was cured and tested positive again in October, 116 days after her first diagnosis.
In a note, the ministry said that it received, on the 9th, a report from the Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses and Measles of Fiocruz / RJ, a national reference for covid-19 in Brazil, with the laboratory results of two clinical samples of, see you later. a suspected case of coronavirus reinfection of the disease.
After analyzing the two samples sent to the laboratory, the results were confirmed using real-time RT-PCR methodology.
“The analyzes carried out allow us to confirm reinfection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, after sequencing the complete viral genome that identified two different strains,” the folder says in a note.
The ministry also stressed that the result reinforces the need for the adoption of continuous use of masks, constant hand hygiene and the use of alcohol gel.
Suspicious cases in SC
The State Department of Health (SES) investigates four possible cases of reinfection by coronavirus in Santa Catarina. The samples have already been collected and sent to Rio de Janeiro for analysis.
As they are still under investigation, the SC Epidemiological Surveillance Directorate (Dive-SC) did not provide further details on the cases or the deadlines for the test results.
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