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The new virus mutation, said to spread 70 percent faster, has also been discovered in Belgium and the Netherlands.
It is “something or a few isolated cases”, according to the head of the department of the Public Health Agency, Karin Tegmark Wisell.
New cases of the VUI 202012/01 virus strain are confirmed by the European Infection Control Agency ECDC, states the Public Health Agency for TT.
The mutation also has discovered in Denmark, where there are currently nine confirmed cases, reports Danmarks Radio. It was first discovered on a broad front in Great Britain.
“This variant, VUI 202012/01, which is now being noticed in the UK, has not currently been found in Sweden, but the Public Health Agency continues to check virus samples and monitors for the presence of VUI 202012/01,” it says Tegmark Wisell in a written comment and continues:
“Something or something Individual cases of the virus variant are also reported in Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium, according to the European Agency for Disease Control, ECDC.
State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell claims the mutation has been in the UK since September and has become more common in recent weeks.
In Sweden, the B.1.177 virus variant will dominate from October, which is the variant that has been most common in Europe as of August.
Director General of the Public Health Agency Johan Carlson says the Swedish Public Health Agency is monitoring and analyzing the situation in consultation with authorities in other EU countries and will return with information when a decision has been made on the continued handling of the issue.
