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Tension was detected in travelers arriving in Madeira from the UK.
Madeira’s Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection announced that it had confirmed the presence of the new strain of SARS-CoV-2 in travelers who arrived in the region from the United Kingdom.
After the genetic analysis requested by the Regional Health Directorate to the National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge for a sample of some positive cases detected in the AMR [Região Autónoma da Madeira], the presence of the new strain of the UK virus in Madeira was confirmed ”, revealed the regional secretariat, adding that“ it was detected in travelers who arrived in Madeira from the UK ”.
According to the same note, which does not specify the number of infected, “this identification was only possible thanks to the work carried out by the Madeira International Airport Screening Center, which allows monitoring, identification and referral for the isolation of positive cases, when detected “.
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