UK strain

An entire batch of 92 sequenced samples analysed by the MedLife experts contains the B.1.1.7 coronavirus strain, the so-called UK strain. The samples originate from Bucharest– 46 cases, Olt – 10, Brașov – 9, Dâmbovița – 6, Teleorman – 5,…

Other 88 Covid-19 infections with the UK strain have been confirmed in Romania following the genome sequencing of 94 samples, MedLife announced. According to experts, in about two month the prevalence of the UK strain has grown eight times…

The new SARS-CoV-2 from UK is already circulating in half of Romania's counties and it is highly likely to seize the entire country, says the National Institute of Public Health in a report on the first 136 cases of infection with this new…

Other new 45 COVID-19 cases with the new UK strain have been confirmed in Romania after 90 samples had been analysed by MedLife. The total number of infections with the new British strain reaches 79 in Romania, in less than two months.…

2,580 new daily cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus have been reported in Romania in the past 24 hours. 73 Romanians infected with SARS-CoV-2 have died in the last day, while 954 are in a more serious condition in intensive…

A fourth case of coronavirus infection with the new UK strain has been detected in Romania: a 39-year-old man from Suceava who has returned from UK on January 5. The man is under home quarantine, as he developed symptoms right after he…

Other two cases of coronavirus of UK strain, which have a higher transmission, have been detected in Romania, at Matei Bals Institute. Both cases are from Bucharest. None of the two people have travelled abroad. The patients are in good…