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UNITED NATIONS, 20. December: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Saturday that it would release additional information on the newly discovered strain of coronavirus in the UK as it becomes available.
« We are in close contact with UK officials regarding the new # COVID19 virus variant. They will continue to exchange information on & results of their analysis. & studies are ongoing. We will update the member states’ & public as we learn more about the characteristics of this & virus variant, the implications of this, ”WHO said on Twitter.
On Saturday, UK health officials announced that the country had identified a new variant of COVID-19 that is practically unique in the UK and can spread faster than other strains of coronavirus.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has introduced new restrictions on coronaviruses, particularly in London and south-east England, to prevent the new strain of virus from spreading across the country.
On Friday, Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical director of COVID-19 at WHO, said countries need to take measures to control the spread of COVID-19 at this time, particularly to prevent the virus from spreading further The recent discoveries of new variants of the disease in Denmark, Great Britain and South Africa have made mutation possibilities.
WHO officials, including Van Kerkhove, said earlier this month that there is currently no evidence that the discovery and spread of new COVID-19 variants would affect the safety or effectiveness of vaccines against the disease. (AGENCIES)
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