British Health Minister Matt Hancock said the new covid variant identified in South Africa (South Africa) was reportedly more problematic than the strain found in Britain. He said the variants found in South Africa were very concerning.
“I am very worried about the South African variant, and that is why we are taking the measures we are taking to limit all flights from South Africa,” he said on Monday (4/1/2021), citing CNBC International.
“This is a very, very significant problem … and is even more of a problem than the new British variant.”
Both the UK and South Africa are struggling with a spike in Covid-19 infections. This virus can be worse because it is contagious.
New Variant First was in Kent
EnglishThe new variant was first identified in Kent, South East England, in December 2020 the British authorities informed the World Health Organization (WHO) on the emergence of new virus mutations in the SARS-CoV-2.
Experts note that although the new variant makes the virus more spreadable does not appear to be making it any more lethal. Nonetheless, UK hospitals are under pressure from a dramatic increase in infections and admissions.
On the other hand, the coronavirus vaccine is the only bright spot in the pandemic. continues to run rampant in the West.On Monday, the UK began rolling out the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after starting use injection of Pfizer / BioNTech in December 2020.
The UK has now recorded more than 2.6 million cases of the virus, and more than 75,000 deaths to date, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. A new variant of the virus has driven a spike in infections in London, as well as starting to emerge in other parts of the country.
In South Africa, there are more than 1.1 million cases, and nearly 30,000 deaths and new strains have become dominant in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal regions.
Variants originally identified in the UK. But they also found it in several European countries and the United States (US), prompting many countries to ban flights from the UK. Meanwhile, the UK has banned visitors from South Africa.
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