Residents of Georgia are being tested for a new strain of coronavirus from the UK. In Georgia, several patients are already suspected of having a new strain of coronavirus.
These patients have not visited the UK but have a history of travel in Europe, Deputy Chief National Center for Disease Control and Public Health Paata Imnadze on TV channel “Rustiv-2”.
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According to the head of the Centers for Disease Control, the new mutated strain of cornavirus spreads more easily, that is, it is more contagious to humans, but the disease does not become more severe. The Lugar laboratory will help identify the new coronavirus.
Let us remind you that a new strain of coronavirus was identified by doctors and scientists in the UK. According to experts, it may be 70% more contagious than the progenitor virus from Wuhan.
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