South Carolina, United States.
The variant of coronavirus first identified in South Africa used to be detected with two people from the state south carolina (US) with no history of recent tripsstate officials reported Thursday.
These are the first two cases known in the country of the variant B.1351 of the coronavirus, according to experts highly transferable lack of travel of the two affected patients suggests this virus branch I was already there community con earlier.
“This is important information South Carolines must have, but nor is it cause for panic “South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster noted on his Twitter account.
Until now the variant B.1.351 has been identified in more than 30 countries, but these are the first cases identified in the US, according to state officials, who only confirmed that the two are patients resident adults in Lowcountry and Pee Dee, two regions of that southern state.
In response to the cases found in South Carolina, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sought to reassure the public about the gravity this one new variant.
“At the moment we have no proof of that infections this variant causes a more serious illness. Like the UK and Brazil variants, preliminary data suggests this variant is possible spread more easily and faster than other variants, ”said the CDC experts.
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In fact, Research suggest the South African variant of the coronavirus is spreading about 50% faster and the natural antibodies are less effective against it, but it does not cause any more serious illness.
It is the second known variant that has spread widely in the world mutations in this area, after the discovery in the UK.
The detection of the South African variant on American soil comes when the North American country records 25.6 million infections and 429,870 deaths from coronavirus, the most affected in the world. EFE