A few days ago, a ‘more infectious’ and faster spreading variant of the coronavirus was discovered in the UK. This Thursday evening, the Federal Office of Public Health of Switzerland announced that this variant had arrived in the country where the epidemic is in full swing. At least twice. “After the new variant was discovered in the UK, Switzerland very quickly took steps to detect possible mutations in the virus. Various samples of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus are currently being analyzed by sequencing for a possible mutation of the virus. The aim is to determine whether a person with a positive result is a carrier of the new variant of the coronavirus, which first appeared in the United Kingdom ”, can we read in a press release.
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Two samples show the variant
“The mutation in question was detected in two samples from people who tested positive. These people are residents of the United Kingdom and have tested positive for coronavirus here in Switzerland ”. To prevent more cases from increasing, the Swiss state has indicated that all travelers from the UK or South Africa who arrived in Switzerland on or after December 14 should be quarantined for ten days. from the date of arrival.
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