In Greece, six people have been diagnosed with a “British” mutation of the coronavirus. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Skai TV channel.
A new type of COVID-19 has been found in recent arrivals from the UK. Doctors performed special molecular testing and analysis, which lasted at least three days. All carriers of the new virus strain remain under guard in a quarantine hotel.
On January 1, a new strain of coronavirus reached Turkey. It is known that the mutated version of the virus was found in 15 people who returned from Britain.
A dangerous mutation of the coronavirus was first discovered in the UK in September, but it began to spread actively in December. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the new strain could be 70 percent more infectious. The mutation affected the area of the spike protein on the surface of the coronavirus, which is responsible for attaching to cells located in the mucous membrane of the lungs and a number of other organs.
