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ME “zero patientsFrom the English variant of the virus in Italy I am man and woman, husband and wife, resident in the capital. At the moment they are closed at home, under strict medical supervision, but in good health: they are practically asymptomatic, just a slight cold. The genetic mutation of COVID-19 He was identified by the Celio military hospital, which nevertheless protects the identity of the couple for privacy. However, it is known that of the two only he had been to the UK, 45, of British nationality and until recently serving in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces. You, however, a 42-year-old Roman and employee of the Aise, our intelligence, she had not been to Britain. It is therefore surprising that the virus mutation was identified only in the wife and not in the husband. As reported by the Messenger Service, it cannot be ruled out that the reason is that, compared to the partner, he had a much lower viral load. So it is possible that the “English variant” also struck the former officer during one of his last stays in Britain for work reasons.
Meanwhile, checks and swabs have already been carried out against close contacts, in the family and in the workplace. A routine procedure that, however, is especially important in this case, since the new strain appears to be much more contagious than we are now used to knowing. The moment is delicate. Suffice it to say that only in Rome in the last two weeks have they landed about 44 thousand people From great britain. And yesterday another 4 positives were identified, three in Palermo and one in Bari, returning from the UK before closing. The attention therefore remains high.
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