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The “English variant” of Covid-19 has also been isolated in Italy, particularly in Rome. This was announced by the Ministry of Health: “The Scientific Department of the Celio Military Polyclinic, which in this emergency is collaborating with the Istituto Superiore della Sanità, has sequenced the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus of a person who tested positive with the variant found in recent weeks in Great Britain “.
The note explains that “the patient, and his partner who returned from the United Kingdom in recent days with a flight landed at Fiumicino airport, are in isolation and have followed, along with other relatives and close contacts, all the procedures established by the Ministry of Health “.
Covid-19, which is the English variant
As explained by the Director of Prevention of the Ministry of Health, Giovanni Rezza, the variant of Sars-Cov2 presents mutations in the surface protein of the virus that, although it is hypothesized that they can increase the transmissibility of the virus “do not seem to alter or clinical aggressiveness nor the response to vaccines. ” This is a mutation that makes the virus more aggressive. In Great Britain, to keep infections due to this new variant under control, the government decided to close.
Already today Italy had decided to suspend flights with the United Kingdom after the alarm for the new variant of coronavirus found in the country. This was announced by Chancellor Luigi Di Maio. “As a government we have a duty to protect Italians, so after having notified the British government, we are about to sign the provision to suspend flights with Great Britain with the Ministry of Health.” A decision that will soon also be made by France, which is also considering suspending the trains coming from the Eurotunnel. The same is planned by Germany, while the Netherlands and Belgium have already stopped flights arriving from London.
The last flight from London landed in Rome in the afternoon.
As explained by the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, Lucia Annunziata’s guest during the “half hour +” transmission, the variant accelerates the virus: “The first information says that it does not seem to do more damage but produces more infections and this continues to be a problem “. very serious. From the first information it seems that vaccines can work the same but more solid information is needed. “
