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More countries have found new mutated coronavirus infections
Xinhuanet 2020-12-28
The Ontario government of Canada said on the 26th that a couple in the Durham area were diagnosed with the new mutant corona virus. The couple “has no known trips, contact (new crown) or high-risk contact” …
Sweden, Spain and Canada reported on the 26th that the new mutated corona virus first discovered in the UK had “entered”.
The Swedish Public Health Agency reported that a traveler recently arrived in Södermanland, Sweden from the UK for Christmas. After entering the country, he followed the recommended isolation. The result of the new corona test on day 21 was positive and on day 26 he was diagnosed with a variant strain found in the UK.
Sweden has banned non-Swedish citizens of Great Britain and Denmark from entering the country for one month from midnight on the 21st. After Sweden confirmed the first case of new mutated coronavirus infection, it expanded the follow-up investigation and analyzing test samples from all people returning from the UK since October to confirm whether the mutated strain has spread in Sweden.
The Community of Madrid, where the capital of Spain, Madrid, is located, reported on the 26th that 4 cases of new mutated coronavirus infection and 3 suspected infections were found. The confirmed case is that of a young man who arrived in Madrid this week from the British capital London and his three relatives, whose symptoms are not serious.
The government of the Community of Madrid appeals to the public not to panic. Spain has prohibited non-Spanish citizens or residents of the United Kingdom from entering the country on the 22nd.
Canada’s Ontario government said on the 26th that a couple in the Durham area were diagnosed with the mutated new corona virus. The couple “have no known travel records, contacts (from the new crown) or high-risk contacts” and are isolated.
Ontario is the most populous province in Canada. The provincial government said the Durham regional health department “has initiated a case and contact investigation,” and Ontario is cooperating with the Public Health Agency of Canada; There is no evidence that the new corona vaccine that Canada is promoting vaccination will be less effective against the mutant virus.
Canada has banned UK passenger flights from entering the country at midnight on the 20th, and the ban will continue until January 6 next year. Canada’s Health Ministry announced on the 24th that all passengers who have traveled to Canada via the UK or South Africa in the past 14 days will undergo a “secondary review and review of the quarantine arrangement.”
The French Ministry of Health reported on the 25th that the first case of a new mutated coronavirus infection was found. The infected person is a French citizen living in the UK. He returned from London on the 19th and underwent a nucleic acid test at the hospital on the 21st. The result was positive. He is currently self-isolated at his home in Tours, central France, and has no symptoms.
The French Health Ministry said that several other patients who tested positive may be infected with the new mutated coronavirus, and related samples are undergoing genetic sequencing at the Pasteur Institute.
France barred everyone from Britain from entering the country for 48 hours starting at midnight on the 20th. The British and French governments reached an agreement on the 22nd to reopen the border. Rail, air and sea services between the two countries began to resume on the morning of the 23rd, temporarily allowing the entry of some people into France, including truckers, citizens of the European Union and people with residence rights in the EU. Truck drivers must undergo rapid transit testing for the new coronavirus and passengers must present a negative test certificate within 72 hours. The French side said that this restriction will last at least until January 6 next year.
The UK informed the World Health Organization on the 14th that this new mutant coronavirus was discovered. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on the 19th that there is no evidence that the new mutant coronavirus discovered in the UK causes more serious illness or higher death rates, but the mutant strain “appears to be driving” the epidemic in London, southeast and east of England. Spread quickly.
Australia, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Singapore, and other countries have been infected with the new mutant coronavirus. The South African government reported another variant of the novel coronavirus on the 18th. On the 23rd, the UK reported the discovery of two cases of new mutated coronavirus infections reported by South Africa. (Wu Baoshu) (special article from Xinhua News Agency)
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