South Africa's Coronavirus Strain Is More Contagious Compared To The Regular SARS-CoV-2. This was stated by the expert of the World Health Organization Maria van Kerkhove at a briefing, his broadcast is available on Twitter. The South African variant of the virus, like the British strain, is capable of infecting more people, she said.. “However, I must say that with the introduction of the necessary measures, including social distancing, the spread of the infection can be brought under control,” the specialist assured.. At the same time, van Kerkhove confirmed that the difference in the severity of the course of the disease and the number of hospitalizations is not visible. Speaking about the effectiveness of vaccines against new strains, the WHO expert emphasized that research is currently being carried out in this regard.. Meanwhile, a new strain of coronavirus dubbed B. 525, found in Norway. This was reported by the broadcaster NRK with reference to the National Institute of Public Health. It is also indicated that about ten cases of infection with strain B are known. 525 in the last 24 hours in Norway. " She noted that various strains of the coronavirus have already been detected in Norway, for which it is typical to change over time.. Earlier, Yle TV reported that a new strain of coronavirus, dubbed Fin-796H, was discovered in Finland..

According to doctors, the new version of the infection contains mutations that are observed in the British and South African strains.. Presumably the mutation developed somewhere outside Finland.. Since the beginning of December 2020, it became known about the appearance of new mutated strains of SARS-CoV-2 from the UK, South Africa, Israel and Brazil.. These variants of the virus appear to spread more easily, and this could lead to an increase in cases, deaths and hospitalizations..