Rome, Italy
Italy on Sunday detected a first case of contagion of a new coronavirus strain, first identified in UK and that it could be more contagious after he decided to suspend flights from that country.
In a statement released last night, the Ministry of Health said that a patient infected with the new strain was identified in Italy at the Celio military hospital in Rome.
This center revealed “the genome of the virus SARS-CoV-2 from an individual who gave positive results for the variant [del nuevo coronavirus] found in the UK in recent weeks, “the statement said.
The patient had recently returned from the country by plane and he and his relatives are in quarantine, according to the same source.
Italy had previously announced the suspension of flights from the United Kingdom.
“He UK issued an alert for a new form of covid-19 that would be the result of a mutation in the virus. As a government, we have a duty to protect Italians and for this reason “we will sign with the Minister of Health a decree suspending flights with UK”, wrote Luigi Di Maio, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on your behalf. Facebook.
“I have signed a new order blocking flights from UK and prohibits the entry into Italy of people who have been there for the last 14 days, “the minister said Health, Roberto Speranza, is a statement.
“Everyone is in Italy coming from that territory must be tested, antigens or molecules “, added the statement, which called for” the utmost caution “.
The very short text of the order specifies that the decision enters into force this Sunday, but without indicating the time and will be valid until January 6.
The decision came the day after the British prime minister, Boris Johnson, announce reconfirmation London and parts of the south-east of England by 30 December.
The British president linked the return of covid-19 infections to those areas with the new coronavirus strain discovered there, which he said could be up to 70% more contagious.
For this reason, World Organization Of health he called on his European members this Sunday to “tighten their grip”.