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(CNN) – The new variant of covid-19, originally from southeast England, has been identified in Denmark, the Netherlands and even in Australia, the technical director of covid-19 of the World Health Organization (WHO), Maria Van, said on Sunday. Kerkhove.
“We understand that this variant has also been identified in Denmark, in the Netherlands and there was a case in Australia and it did not spread further,” he told the BBC in a pre-recorded interview.
When asked if he understood that the new variant originated or evolved in south-east England, he said: “It is, yes. From the information that [el Reino Unido] he shared with us in the south-east of England or in London, yes.
He added that ‘the UK had detected [la existencia de la nueva variante] in September and saw that this has circulated in the south-east of England since September.
“It is worrying that the virus is spreading and that it has so many mutations,” he said.
He also added: “We understand that the virus does not cause a more serious illness from the preliminary information that [el Reino Unido] shared with us, although again these studies are underway to observe hospitalized patients with this variant.
Van Kerkhove indicated that performing more sequences will be helpful in determining whether this variant is circulating elsewhere.
“The more this virus spreads, the more opportunities it will have to change. So we really have to do everything we can right now to prevent the spread, “he added.
