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Six cases of a mutant strain of coronavirus that first surfaced in the united kingdom, have been discovered in the country. The new strain is believed to be 70 percent more infectious, but doctors have said there isn’t any reason yet to believe that it is more lethal or will not be controlled by means of a vaccine. All six patients have recently returned from the united kingdom, where cases have spiralled within days.
All patients are kept in”single room isolation” in designated healthcare facilities by the state governments. Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine. Comprehensive contact tracing was started for co-travellers, their families and others, the authorities said. Around 33,000 passengers came from the UK between November 25 and December 23. Of them, 114 have tested positive for Covid. Genome sequencing for other specimens is on, the government has stated. The states where these passengers arrived, meanwhile, is tracing them and their contacts for Covid RT-PCR tests.
The UK strain surfaces at a time the spread of the disease — after hitting a peak in September — has slowed down. Over the last 24 hours, the country logged 16,432 cases — the lowest since June 24, when 15,968 instances were recorded. The overall coronavirus figure is currently 1,02,24,303, the highest after the United States.
“The situation is under careful watch and regular advice is being provided to the States for enhanced surveillance, containment, testing & dispatch of samples to INSACOG labs,” read a government announcement announcing that the UK strain.
