First case of new variant of coronavirus reported in Georgia

The first case of a new variant of coronavirus has been reported in Georgia. The National Center for Disease Control and Public Health posted the relevant information on the social network.

According to them, the patient is a man over 50, whose condition is satisfactory and he is in isolation.

"The Lugar Laboratory of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health has completed a genetic analysis of 3 suspicious samples to establish the presence of a new 'British' variant of coronavirus in the country. In one sample, taken in December, a mutation characteristic of a new "British" variant has been confirmed. The patient is a man over 50, whose condition is satisfactory and he is in isolation. His contacts have been established”, reads the information.

The mutation detected in the UK has already been confirmed in more than 30 countries around the world.