Named the first probable carrier of the new COVID-19 strain in Russia: Society: Russia: Lenta.ru
A resident of Tver may be the first carrier of a new variant of coronavirus infection from Britain in Russia. This was announced by a geneticist from Salt Lake City, USA, Dmitry Pruss in his Facebook-account with a link to the GISAID database information uploaded by the Rospotrebndzor laboratory.
According to published data, in Russia, a 69-year-old man living in Tver is called a suspected carrier of the AY.4.2 coronavirus. Symptoms include cough and fever. It is noted that a sample of the virus was taken from the infected on September 23. However, it has not yet been possible to accurately read and establish the strain. “A quarter of Genrus, adding that the case is therefore called into question.
According to the genetic scientist, the AY.4.2 strain has its own difficulties. “This subtype is not always detectable with the usual reagent kit. If the sample is fresh, the viral load is high, it is clearly visible. And when the virus is small, for technical reasons it can be noticed, “- explained Pruss in an interview with RIA News, stressing that in connection with this, the true scale of the spread of the new variation of the virus is not exactly known.
On October 19, it was reported that a new form of coronavirus began to spread in the UK. Experts suggest that the AY.4.2 strain may be the most infectious of all those found since the beginning of the pandemic. It is registered only in the UK, where about 10 percent of all COVID-19 patients in the country have contracted it. However, cases of AY.4.2 have been reported in the United States and Israel.
In turn, Rospotrebnadzor warned of a possible rise in incidence due to AY.4.2, which was detected in Russia.