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At the press conference, British Health Minister Matt Hancock described this second variant detected as “worrying”. Hancock claimed that this type of coronavirus is more contagious.
Matt Hancock stated that this variant, called “501.V2”, appears to have mutated more than the variant that is the cause of the increase in coronavirus cases in the UK.
“We quarantine cases and close contacts in the UK. Second, we immediately restrict travel to South Africa. Third, and most importantly, everyone from the UK who has been to South Africa in the last two weeks and they’ve been in close contact with them, “Hancock said. They should go into quarantine immediately, “he said.
Dr. Susan Hopkins noted that experts are still learning about the new variant. Dr. “We are confident that we will control the spread with the current system and quarantine. We continually seek to improve case detection in travelers,” Hopkins said.
