Lithuania confirms 25 cases of UK coronavirus variant
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Another 25 cases of the UK variant of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Lithuania, the country s National Public Health Surveillance Laboratory said on Tuesday.
According to the laboratory, which coordinates genome sequencing testing in Lithuania, 11 cases were found among 85 samples tested by the laboratory of Kaunas Clinics.
Santaros Clinics laboratory in Vilnius tested 13 specifically selected samples and all of them were confirmed as the UK variant.
One more case of the UK variant was discovered among the 188 samples sent to the reference laboratory of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
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2021-02-01 22:06:45 GMT2021-02-02 06:06:45(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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VILNIUS, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) Lithuania s Health Ministry confirmed on Monday the country s first case of the coronavirus variant identified in Britain, local media reported. On Jan. 12, the National Public Health Surveillance Laboratory sent a sample to be analyzed in Rotterdam. On Jan. 27, we received a confirmation that the sent sample contained the mutated B117 strain, Vytautas Beniusis, head of the ministry s press service, was quoted as saying by the local news agency Elta.
The new strain of coronavirus was found in a woman from Vilnius.
Also on Monday, the government gave the green light to outdoor ski facilities, allowing them to open as of Tuesday.
VILNIUS, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) Lithuania s Health Ministry confirmed on Monday the country s first case of the coronavirus variant identified in Britain, local media reported. On Jan. 12, the National Public Health Surveillance Laboratory sent a sample to be analyzed in Rotterdam. On Jan. 27, we received a confirmation that the sent sample contained the mutated B117 strain, Vytautas Beniusis, head of the ministry s press service, was quoted as saying by the local news agency Elta. The new strain of coronavirus was found in a woman from Vilnius. Also on Monday, the government gave the green light to outdoor ski facilities, allowing them to open as of Tuesday.