The mutated British strain of the coronavirus was also found in the occupied territories, announced the “Minister of Health” Ali Pili, noting that out of 20 samples sent for analysis in Turkey, 16 were found in the British strain.
For its part, the DESAM research center of the “university of the Near East” (YDÜ) announced that as a result of the analyzes carried out in its laboratory, the mutated strain of the virus, SARS-CoV-2, which spread from Great Britain, has been detected.
According to reports in the media, as broadcast by the Press and Information Office, during the analysis of 17 samples, which were diagnosed with Covid-19 during the period November 2020 and January-February 2021, the British was detected in 9 of the 17 samples. Covid-19 virus mutation known as “B117”, which has now spread to the occupied territories.
The SARS-CoV-2 mutation was first identified on January 13. On February 3, the “B117” mutation was detected in 8 of the 10 cases of Covid-19 disease.
It is noted that according to the analysis, it has been found that the increase in the daily positive cases of Covid-19 disease is due to the British mutated strain of the virus, which has an increased transmissibility by 70%.
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