“British” strain of coronavirus appears in Germany
“British” strain of coronavirus discovered in Germany. According to Bild, the infected woman “brought” the virus on December 20 from the UK to Frankfurt am Main.
An infected woman was identified immediately upon arrival based on the results of an express test for COVID-19 at the airport. Moreover, the symptoms of the disease did not appear until the next day. Now the infected woman has been isolated, as have three people who were in close contact with her.
We will remind, on December 14, the head of the British Ministry of Health Matt Hancock announced the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus, which may be associated with its rapid spread in the south-east of England.
On December 19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that, according to preliminary data, the identified strain may be 70% more infectious, but there is no evidence of its higher lethality. Several countries, including Russia, have suspended flights to Britain.
Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that Russian scientists received samples of a new strain of coronavirus detected in the UK and began to study it.
