Switzerland has recorded the first case of infection with a new strain of COVID-19, which was identified in India. This was announced on Saturday, April 24, by the Federal Office of Public Health of the Confederation.
“The first case of the Indian variant of COVID-19 was detected in Switzerland. We are talking about a passenger who arrived through a transit airport, “the ministry said in a statement. Twitter…
At the moment, as noted by the Federal Office of Public Health of the Confederation, consultations are underway on the inclusion of India in the list of epidemiologically dangerous countries.
In addition, a new type of coronavirus that was previously detected in India has also been identified in the Czech Republic. The country’s Minister of Health Peter Arenberger told reporters that this strain was found in the city of Hradec Kralove in a student who arrived from India.
Doctors have already taken the necessary measures to stop the transmission of infection. Arenberger clarified that the spread of this virus was limited by the sanitary and epidemiological measures in force in the country, including a temporary ban on full-time education in universities.
Earlier, on March 24, it became known that a new type of COVID-19 with a double mutation was identified in India. The country’s health ministry reported that at that time they had little data to establish a connection between the occurrence of mutations and the accelerated increase in the incidence in a number of Indian states. In addition, British, Brazilian and South African strains of COVID-19 have also been found in India.
However, on April 20, Vinod Skaria, an employee of the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, said that a second new variant of the coronavirus had been identified in the Indian state of West Bengal. It turned out to be B.1.618, the new SARS line.
On April 5, it was reported that the first case of infection with an Indian strain of coronavirus infection was recorded in the United States.
On April 16, cases of the Indian strain of COVID-19 were recorded in the UK. The Public Health Service of England noted that if the strain spreads in London, it is possible to return all restrictions.
On April 23, it became known that at present, the Indian pathogen SARS-CoV-2, which has a double mutation, has not been detected in Russia, Gazeta.ru wrote.