Ireland Confirms UK Strain of Coronavirus
IRELAND – The North Atlantic country confirmed the presence of the mutated strain of coronavirus. It is currently investigating its extent.
This year, the biggest challenge that is common among many nations is the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 200 countries and territories across the globe has recorded cases of this coronavirus disease.
Reportedly, the COVID-19 was first recorded in China before the year 2019 ended. Starting January 2020, several other countries confirmed cases of the said disease.
The spread took a rapid turn. Even the World Health Organization (WHO) was alarmed by how fast the disease has spread across nations.
Worldwide, more than 80 million cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the different countries and territories. It includes 1.7 million deaths and 56 million recoveries.
The United States remains to be the countries with the highest COVID-19 record after listing down 19 million cases including 338,000 deaths and 11.2 million recoveries.
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However, while the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to end, another strain of coronavirus was detected in U.K. It is a mutated strain and its detection was followed by several nations banning the entry of travelers from U.K.
Recently, another country, Ireland, confirmed the presence of the UK mutated coronavirus. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan said that they confirmed it “by whole genome sequencing at the National Virus Reference Laboratory” in University College Dublin.
“Further testing in the coming days and weeks will establish the extent to which it is present here,” Holohan said.
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