2021-02-15 22:07:05 GMT2021-02-16 06:07:05(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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BISSAU, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) Guinea-Bissau s High Commission of fighting against COVID-19 announced on Monday that the country has detected two coronavirus variants first discovered in the United Kingdom and South Africa. We hereby to inform you that we have registered 26 cases of the British-identified coronavirus variant, and one case of the South African-identified variant, among 40 samples sent to a laboratory certified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in The Gambia, announced Aldajie Balde, a member of the High Commission. The appearance of these two variants in the country preoccupies the health authorities, but we will take new measures to contain their spread, Balde said.
Guinea Bissau is at the helm of fighting new strains of coronavirus from both South Africa and the United Kingdom.
Health authorities in Guinea Bissau on Monday confirmed the new strains of this coronavirus from a sample collected between January 15 and February 5.
The new variant was confirmed by Guinea-Bissau s High Commission in the fighting against COVID-19 on Monday. We hereby to inform you that we have registered 26 cases of the British-identified coronavirus variant, and one case of the South African-identified variant, among 40 samples sent to a laboratory certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) in The Gambia, announced Aldajie Balde, a member of the High Commission.