"British" Coronavirus Strain Reached Russia

According to the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, the mutated virus got detected in a Russian who returned from the United Kingdom. The first case of the "British" coronavirus strain was detected in Russia. This announced the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova on the air of the Vesti program on the Russia 1 TV channel on Sunday, January 10. According to her, the patient "felt and is feeling good", he had no symptoms. The mutated virus was detected in a Russian who returned from the United Kingdom. The first reports of a new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus appeared in the UK in December. According to the WHO, it is 50-70% more infectious than the usual SARS-CoV-2. To date, the "British" coronavirus strain has been identified within at least 41 countries. Another new mutation was first discovered in South Africa, and later it spread to other countries. So, on January 10, the Japanese authorities announced discovering a mutation that does not coincide with either the "British" or "South African" ones. It was identified in four people who flew in from Brazil and were immediately quarantined. There is no evidence that this virus strain is more contagious than the others do, according to the Japanese health department. According to official data, more than 3.4 million people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Russia since the beginning of the pandemic. Almost 2.8 million patients have fully recovered. About 62 thousand Russians have died from lung disease COVID-19 consequences.