Research carried out by scientists from Sweden and Spain is published on the website of the University of Basel (Switzerland). It notes that a previously unknown species has been identified in workers employed in agriculture.
The new species was named 20A.EU1, and it is with its spread, experts say, that the second wave of the pandemic is associated, which has swept European countries this fall. The virus began to spread back in the summer, and today it accounts for a significant proportion of new cases of coronavirus infection. Unfortunately, the quarantine measures that were taken were not enough to contain the pandemic, experts say. They recall that travel restrictions have been eased in the summer. And many people relaxed and forgot about social distancing.
In Europe alone, hundreds of variants of the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus are now in circulation. Each differs from each other by small mutations in the genetic structure. But only a few of these varieties have become as common as 20A.EU1. This variant has been found in 20 European countries, as well as Hong Kong and New Zealand.
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