United Kingdom identifies 2 cases linked to the variant of the coronavirus that South Africa points to as predominant in the 2nd wave in the country | Coronavirus

The variant dubbed “501.V2” is not the strain of the virus dubbed “B.1.1.7.”, Which over the weekend was singled out by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as 70% more transmissible, according to preliminary analysis. The announcement of the circulation of B.1.1.7. caused blockades inside and outside the British territory.

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In the first announcement, the UK reported that strain B.1.1.7. was responsible for the increase in cases in the country. British authorities have now identified two cases of patients with the same type of virus that is associated with a peak of cases in the African country.

Last week, the South African Department of Health said it had discovered a new strain of coronavirus. According to South Africans, it predominates among the cases of the country, which faces an increase in the number of infected.

According to the UK announcement, two people who were in South Africa and traveled to England were infected with this variant of the virus.

“This new variant is of great concern because it is more contagious and appears to have mutated more than the new variant identified in the UK.” – Matt Hancock, British Health Minister

The patients are in quarantine, as are the people who have contacted them.

According to Hancock, the UK will restrict the entry of people who have left South Africa.

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Genome research in Africa

The 501.V2 variant has been identified by South African researchers and reported to the World Health Organization (WHO), African Health Minister Zwelini Mkhize (18) said on Friday.

The team has sequenced hundreds of samples from across the country since the pandemic began in March and “noticed that one particular variant dominates the results of the past two months,” according to Mkhize.

Also according to the minister’s report, South African doctors noticed an evolution in the epidemiological panorama, with a greater number of younger patients, without comorbidities, developing severe forms of the disease.

All the elements “strongly indicate that the second wave we are going through is driven by this new variant,” according to the African minister.

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