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Found the first Italian positive for the new virus variant. After the alarm launched yesterday by Great Britain, now the “new virus” has also reached our country. This was announced by the Ministry of Health through a note: “The patient and his partner returned from the UK in recent days with a landed flight at Fiumicino airport, I am in isolation and have followed all the procedures established by the Ministry of Health ”.
The faster-spreading ‘English’ variant of Covid is scary and creates more confusion on a continent already struggling with complicated management of the pandemic over the Christmas holidays – so virtually all of Europe, including Italy, has decided to suspend flights with Great Britain. But the virus mutation is already circulating on the continent and in the afternoon the confirmation of its presence in Italy also arrived.
According to the Director of Prevention of the Ministry of Health, Gianni rezza ‘The Sars-CoV2 variant currently circulating in London and south-east England has mutations in the surface protein of the virus, the so-called Spike. Although it is hypothesized that these mutations may increase the transmissibility of the virus, do not appear to alter clinical aggression or response to vaccines“This is also confirmed by the president of the Higher Health Council. Franco Locatelli during the Che tempo che fa show on Rai 3: “Even if there are mutations like those reported first in GB and then in other areas It is very unlikely that the effectiveness of the vaccine will be lost.. Actually the answer to get out of this situation is the vaccine both for the safety profile and for the efficacy “
«Scientific Department of the Celio Military Polyclinic – Read the note from the Ministry – that in this emergency collaborates with the Istituto Superiore della Sanità, has sequenced the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus from a subject tested positive for the variant found in recent weeks in Great Britain. The patient and his partner returned in recent days from the United Kingdom with a flight that landed at Fiumicino airport, I’m isolated and followed, along with other relatives and close contacts, all the procedures established by the Ministry of Health “.
The variant found in recent weeks in Great Britain has also already been tracked in Holland, Denmark, Australia and perhaps South Africa. “It is out of control,” London authorities admitted, to the point of doubling infections in the Kingdom in just one week. The new strain of Covid is terrifying mainly because it is highly contagious (up to 70% more in London and the south-east of England) enough to force the British government to impose a blockade on the capital. The WHO has made it known that it is in “close contact” with Boris Johnson’s men, and in the meantime has invited all European governments to “strengthen their control and prevention procedures.”
EU experts believe existing coronavirus vaccines are effective against the new strain fast spreading identified in Great Britain. German Health Minister Jens Spahn told public broadcaster Zdf. “Based on everything we know so far,” the new strain “has no impact on vaccines,” which remain “effective,” Spahn said, citing “expert discussions with European authorities.”
DI MAIO: “IN THE GB VARIANT WE REQUEST EUROPEAN COORDINATION”
Together with the Health Minister they have decided to close all air links with Great Britain ”. This was confirmed by the Chancellor Luigi di maio speaking in ‘Che tempo che fa’. “This is a variant of the virus that accelerates the contagion capacity,” he said again. “Science will deepen, but we need the utmost caution. We also ask for a European coordination as in March ”, stressed the minister.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 20, 2020, 10:36 PM
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