WHO Gives COVID-l9 Update As New Virus Strain Spreads in UK, iiQ8

Kuwait City, 22nd December 2020:

WHO Gives COVID-l9 Update As New Virus Strain Spreads in UK, iiQ8

WHO in touch with UK on Covid-19 variant, seeks clearer picture.

Several European countries placed restrictions on travel to and from UK due to concern over the new strain, which is spreading rapidly there.

The World Health Organization is in close contact with British officials over a new COVID-19 virus variant, it said on Sunday, advising people to be on guard against spreading the disease.

WHO Gives Covidl9 Update As New Virus Strain Spreads In UK :

◾️ There have been reports of new variants of the COVID19 in South Africa & the UK.

◾️ The UK has reported that this new variant transmits more easily but there is no evidence so far that it is more likely to cause severe disease or mortality.

◾️ WHO is working with scientists to understand how these genetic changes affect how the virus behaves.

◾️ 1 can’t stress enough how important it is to take the necessary precautions to limit transmission.

◾️ We need to suppress transmission of all SARS-CoV-2 viruses as quickly as we can.

◾️ Vaccines will help to end the pandemic, but the effects of Covidl9 will continue to be felt for many years to come.


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