Rospotrebnadzor: in Russia there are no cases of disease with a new strain of COVID-19 from France
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The new strain of coronavirus B.1.640.2 found in France is of little interest. The prospects for a new version of COVID-19 were reported to TASS by Rospotrebnadzor.
According to the department's estimates, version B.1.640.2 did not receive any distribution in two months of its existence. “No cases of infection with variant B.1.640.2 have been detected in Russia. The situation is under the control of Rospotrebnadzor “, – assessed the situation by the specialists of the department.
Earlier it became known that the World Health Organization (WHO) already in November knew about the existence of the coronavirus strain detected in France.
According to the WHO expert, the situation around the new variant of COVID-19 is being closely monitored. The strain, codenamed B.1.640.2, also received a middle name – IHU (abbreviation of the French Institute of Infectious Diseases in Marseille).
