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The new variant of covid-19, which already circulates in Madeira, from the United Kingdom, also circulates in mainland Portugal, there are 16 new cases in addition to the 18 registered in the archipelago. The news was advanced by RTP and confirmed by TVI24.
The information is contained in a letter from the Ricardo Jorge Institute that has already been sent to the Government, after 18 cases were detected in Madeira.
According to experts, the new strain of covid-19 is 70% more contagious.
On the 27th, the health authorities confirmed the presence of the new strain of the British virus in Madeira.
According to a statement to which TVI They had access at that time, the doctor from the National Institute of Health Ricardo Jorge said that the new variant had been detected in travelers arriving in Madeira from the United Kingdom.
This identification was only possible thanks to the work carried out by the Madeira International Airport Screening Center, which allows the tracking, identification and referral of positive cases for isolation, when they are detected.“the statement stressed.
The statement also said that the region will continue to monitor the arrival of passengers, following the guidelines of the General Directorate of Health, “thus reducing the risk of contagion with the new coronavirus in the region.”
