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(5 years ago)Health officials in England are investigating a new version of Covid, first identified in India, which spreads more easily and avoid vaccines. There is not yet enough data to classify it as a <x0-vanarian concern”, a leading scientist has said. But Dr Susan Hopkins, of Public Health, said [...]
There is not yet enough data to classify it as a <x0-vanarian concern”, a leading scientist has said.
But Dr Susan Hopkins, of Public Health, said several cases were found in the United Kingdom that were not related to travel, and their origins were being investigated.
More than 70 cases have been identified in England and Scotland.
The “is too soon to decide whether India should be introduced into the Red “list” of the travel government,” said Dr Hopkins.
On Sunday, April 18, the United Kingdom recorded 1,882 new Corleone cases and 10 deaths.
Meanwhile, more than 32.8 million people have done their first dose of a coronary vaccine, while more than 9.9 million people have received their second dose.
Dr. Hopkins, leading medical adviser, told Andrew. I get Show: “We've seen some cases of Indian variant that don't relate to travel, but we're still trying to investigate to find more details about these cases. ”
Public health in England says that 73 cases of the version first identified in India have been found in England and four in Scotland.
Epidemiologist Dr Mike Tildeley said that work should be done urgently to learn more about the variant.
He said: “I would always say when these new variants appear it's a concern and it's really important that we get as much information as possible. ”
And what's disturbing about the Indian version is that there seem to be two mutations that can make vaccines less effective and can make the virus more transmitted. ”
Asked whether India should be added to the government's “of banned countries, Environment Secretary George Eustice said: “We are allowing people to come from India on the condition that they have had a negative test before departure, provided they then make quarantine, although not in a hotel or a designated facility, but quarantine at home, and then take an eight-day test. “
So there's a lot of hard evidence and control for anyone who comes into the country. ”
He said the issue was held “under regular review”, and the government was receiving scientific advice, adding that he believed the prime minister's trip to India should continue later this month, reports the BBC.
