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(Latvian Public Broadcasting) The highly contagious type of coronavirus discovered in Britain has not been detected in Latvia, said representative of the Latvian Biomedical Research and Studies Centre Jānis Kloviņš on Latvian Television December 28.
British officials announced in mid-December that a new version of COVID-19 has become dominant in many parts of the country. A number of countries, including Latvia, stopped traffic with Britain in order to avoid further spread of the new virus type.
The Latvian Biomedical Research and Studies Centre began searching for this virus variant in Latvia last week. A total of 95 samples taken between December 13 and 19 have been tested . Researchers did not find the new strain in any of those.
(Latvian Public Broadcasting) A laboratory will be formed in Latvia that will ensure the quality control of personal protective equipment and an accreditation check, Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) said in a statement December 16.
The new laboratory will be based on the Riga Technical University (RTU) premises. It will also be maintained by the Stradiņš University, the Latvian Biomedical Research and Studies Centre, as well as the Scientific Institute for Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR”.
The laboratory will allow also Latvian producers to quickly check their products compliance with standards and will issue documentation so that individual protective equipment produced in Latvia can be offered in all EU countries.