This new strain is 70% more “contagious”, according to British authorities.
The new British variant of the coronavirus that has the whole world on alert, has already been found in 40 countries. According to several experts, this strain would be 70% more “contagious” there is still no evidence that it is more deadly.
UK authorities reported a new strain of the disease in December, which was spreading more rapidly throughout the UK. According to the WHO, this variant has already been registered in 40 countries around the world.
The first reports on this strain do not determine that it is more lethal than the original Covid-19, however, several nations decided to suspend flights with the United Kingdom, to avoid a new wave of infections in their territories.
In Spain there is concern about the alleged first community infections of this new variant of coronavirus, because two cases of the British strain have been found in people who had no relationship with the United Kingdom
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