6 April 2021 11:21 Share in: NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Kazakh Healthcare Minister Alexey Tsoi told about the difference between the new COVID-19 variants, Kazinform reports. Related news As the WHO data indicate, the UK variant is detected in 130 countries of the world, South Africa version found in 80 and Brazil in 45 nations. «Kazakhstan is constantly monitoring the COVID-19 variants circulating in Kazakhstan for new mutations. In March Kazakhstan confirmed circulation of the UK and South Africa variants the countrywide. The recent research claims that the UK variant is associated with the higher risk of hospitalization and death than the stock strain, while the Brazil variant is spreading more easily and is not considered to be more deadly,» Alexey Tsoi told the Government meeting.