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KOMPAS.com – Since it was discovered in mid-December in England and South Africa, new variants of the corona virus have continued to spread.
As of Sunday (12/27/2020) 16 countries and regions have reported cases of a new variant of the corona virus.
More recently, Spain and Canada announced cases of this new type of coronavirus on Saturday (12/26/2020).
Read also: Increasingly widespread, new variants of the Corona virus are found in Spain and Canada
So which countries have reported on the new variant of Covid-19? Here is the list.
1. England
“Queen Elizabeth” became the first country in Europe to report cases of a new variant of the corona virus, precisely on Tuesday (12/15/2020).
To overcome this, the UK implemented a regional lockdown starting on Wednesday (12/16/2020).
The new strain of Covid-19 in the UK has been detected in 57 different locations and has led to a rapid increase in the number of cases in the southern region.
2. South Africa
A new variant of the coronavirus has been detected in South Africa, which could explain why the second wave of spread could infect young people, Health Minister Zwelini Mkhize said on Friday (12/18/2020).
Researchers in South Africa have identified the new corona virus variant as 501.V2 Variant, and the details have been sent to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Doctors in South Africa said more patients are now young and do not always have other conditions that exacerbate the effects of the corona virus, but suffer more severe Covid-19 symptoms.
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Corona virus illustration
3. Filipina
Corona virus illustrationRelease the news Kompas.com December 19, 2020The Philippine Genome Center detected the presence of the G614 strain, with the original genotype D614 in a small sample of positive cases in Quezon City.
The D614 and G614 variants were detected in a small sample of infection cases in June 2020.
4. Malaysia
The type of G614 that was previously detected has changed to the current G614. Previously, D614G was also detected in Malaysia in August 2020.
5. Singapore
A new variant of the corona virus enters Singapore through a student.
The patient returned to “Land of the Lion” on December 6. A day later he had a fever and was confirmed positive for Covid-19 on December 8, according to a statement from the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH), on Wednesday night (12/23/2020).
Also Read: New UK Corona Virus Variant Enters Singapore Through Student
6. Australia
The government of New South Wales (NSW) says that people returning from abroad have contracted the mutated corona virus.
“There is a couple from England who came home with these two mutated viruses,” said Kerry Chant, NSW health director.
7. Germany
Germany registered its first case of a new variant of the corona virus on Thursday (12/24/2020).
The corona virus mutation, which previously affected Great Britain, entered Germany through a female passenger flying from London.
8. Italy
A pair of coronavirus infected patients with Pressure the same as the one mutated in the United Kingdom, detected on December 21, 2020 according to a report from the Italian Ministry of Health.
Corona virus illustration
9. France
Corona virus illustrationThe French Health Ministry said a man who had just returned from London had tested positive for the new variant of the coronavirus, Reuters reported on Saturday (12/26/2020).
The latest news, the man is in good condition, the Health Ministry said.
Also read: The first case of the new Corona Virus variant has appeared in France
10. Denmark
The first case of the new variant of the coronavirus was found in Denmark on December 21, 2020.
11. Netherlands
On December 23, 2020, a WHO infectious disease expert, Maria van Kerkhove, confirmed that a new type of coronavirus was discovered in the Netherlands on December 20, 2020.
12. Israel
The Israeli Health Ministry said there were 4 cases of the highly contagious new coronavirus variant as of December 23, 2020. Three of the four cases were from passengers returning from the UK, while the fourth case is still under investigation.
13. Spain
Meanwhile, in Madrid, four cases of the new coronavirus strain were detected in people who had just arrived from England, or who had close contact with patients with the strain.
The father, mother and sister of a young man who arrived in Madrid by plane last week tested positive for the coronavirus, the Madrid regional government reported.
Then, the fourth confirmed case of this new variant of Covid-19 was found in a man who landed in Madrid on December 20 on another flight.
Also read: List of Asian countries that confirm the discovery of a new variant of the Corona Virus
14. Canada
Two cases of a new variant of the coronavirus were detected in Canada, found in a Durham couple with no known travel history.
They were then isolated and, on the same day, Ontario was immediately blocked for 28 days in the south and 14 days in the north, because Covid-19 cases were increasing there as well.
15. Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland confirmed a new variant of the coronavirus on December 23.
The Northern Ireland Department of Health said the new variant of the corona virus was likely to have appeared there within a certain period of time.
16. Gibraltar
The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar has also identified at least one case linked to the new variant of the coronavirus.
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(Source: Kompas.com/Retia Kartika Dewi | Editor: Jihad Akbar)
