Botswana, South Africa and many other countries have recently reported a new variant of the new coronavirus.
Botswana health officials confirmed on the evening of November 24, local time, that a new variant of the new coronavirus has been discovered in the country and is being studied
Official Thomas Peacock, a virology expert at Imperial College London, recently stated that the new strain discovered in Botswana is named B.
François Ballou, a professor of biology at University College London, said that B.
AIDS In order to prevent the spread of the virus in the UK, the British Secretary of Health Javid said on social media on the evening of the 25th that 6 African countries including South Africa and Botswana will be included on the "red" alert list from the 26th, and the UK will be on the noon on the 26th.
The Ministry of Health of Botswana reported on the 25th that the country has reported 4 cases of infection with this mutant strain
The South African National Institute of Infectious Diseases also announced on the 25th that a total of 22 cases of B.
The South African Ministry of Health urgently held a press conference on the new mutant virus that day
Some health experts believe that as many countries lift the ban and reopen international travel, the spread of the mutant strain has expanded to more countries and regions
On the 24th, the World Health Organization has included this strain as a "monitoring" variant strain, and WHO experts will analyze the strain
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