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It was found in a woman from Brazil who consulted in a hospital in Leticia, as confirmed by the INS.
For the Colombian Public Health Association, it is necessary for health authorities to develop a comprehensive strategy that responds to the alarming situation.
Gudilfredo Avendaño / Special for EL TIEMPO
Find the validation of El Cazamentiras at the end of the news.
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ELTIEMPO.COM
January 30, 2021, 10:49 am
The National Institute of Health confirmed this Saturday the Brazilian variant of Sars-CoV-2 in Colombia.It was found in a 24-year-old woman with dual nationality and who is affiliated with the subsidized regime in Colombia.
The woman, according to the INS, crossed the border the day she sought care and the sample was taken. “He has not stayed a single day more, apart from that in Colombia, in the last 30 days“, he specified.
#FirstSource Colombia confirms the P1 strain in a patient from Tabatinga, who came to seek the health service at the Leticia hospital.
– National Institute of Health (@INSColombia) January 30, 2021
(Also read: What is known about the Brazilian variant of coronavirus and why it worries)
The National Institute of Health adds that “she is recovered from covid-19 and was always at home.”
From this Friday the flights to and from Leticia were suspended as a preventive measure. President Iván Duque said that epidemiological monitoring and control will be carried out during these days.
Air operations are restricted to Leticia for 15 days.
(Also read: Flights to Leticia are suspended for 15 days)
This variant has generated concern because, as confirmed by science, it has a greater transmissibility and could explain the affectation by covid-19 that the Amazon area of Brazil has suffered in recent weeks.
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