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US media reveal COVID-19 mutation found in Britain It has spread to at least 33 countries around the world. Although the latest studies suggest that the mutated virus resulted in an increase in the average transmission of the patient.
Today (January 3, 2021), the reporter reported A study by Imperial College London revealed that the first B.1.1.7 strain of COVID-19 known in England increased the R-value or the mean of a patient’s transmission between 0.4 and 0.7.
The latest UK estimate of R is between 1.1 and 1.3, although the normal value of R should be less than 1 to reduce the possibility of viral transmission. Study results indicate that the rate of mutant outbreaks increased threefold when the British shut down the entire country in November 2020.
Experts from the University of Oxford said the latest study highlights the need to strengthen COVID-19 countermeasures.
While The New York Times said that there are now at least 33 countries around the world that have been found infected with the mutant. Most of which came from England. Most of the countries found with the mutated infection are European countries. It is also found in the United States, South Korea, Japan, China, India, and Singapore.
A discovery of a COVID-19 mutant of British origin As a result, many countries have to resort to temporary suspension of flights from the UK. However, recent studies have not found that the COVID-19 mutation aggravates infected people. And affect any vaccine developed
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