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Paris, France (Photo: REUTERS / Benoit Tessier)
France has discovered the first case of infection with a new strain of coronavirus, which was recently discovered in the UK.
This is reported by the French Ministry of Health, reports the BBC.
A new type of coronavirus was found in a French resident of Tours. The Frenchman returned from London on December 19.
He has no symptoms of coronavirus. He was tested for COVID-19 upon his return to the country. He is now in self-isolation.
A new strain of coronavirus has already been found in the Netherlands, Denmark, Australia, Italy, Brazil, Switzerland, and Malaysia. The official version in this regard: a new type of infection was imported from South Africa.
What is known about a new strain of coronavirus in Britain?
On December 14, the British Health Ministry announced that they had discovered a new strain of coronavirus in 60 regions of the country.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the infectivity of the new strain could be 70% higher than that of the old one.
In London and south-east England, where the majority of coronavirus mutation cases were recorded, a total lockdown was introduced on December 20, residents were barred from leaving their homes unnecessarily.
Amid the spread of a new strain of coronavirus, dozens of countries have suspended flights with the UK.
On December 23, UK Health Minister Matt Hancock said that another new strain of coronavirus discovered in the country from South Africa. It is more contagious.
