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New COVID-19 strain from UK, in Maharashtra?

In view of the rising concerns regarding the new COVID-19 strain, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation sent samples of an infected man to the National Institute of Virology, Pune.

New COVID-19 strain from UK, in Maharashtra?
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On Wednesday, December 23, suspecting the probability of incurring the new mutated variant of the coronavirus, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) sent samples of a 28-year-old infected man to the National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra.

As per reports, the man had returned from the UK on November 29. He developed a fever and other symptoms of the coronavirus in early December and tested positive on December 14.

In recent developments, the new variant of the coronavirus that led to millions of people entering the lockdown in the UK has caused a global scare. Over 20 countries including France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and India have banned flights from the UK after the British government warned that the potent new strain of the coronavirus was "out of control".

Moreover, countries across the globe have already shut their borders to Britain due to fears about the highly contagious disease. With over 1,000 cases of the variant discovered in the UK, scientists are puzzled to determine if the variant, named as VUI-202012/01, represents an increased health risk especially when some nations has now begun administering vaccines among people.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, December 23, 3,913 fresh cases of the coronavirus were reported in the state taking the state's COVID-19 tally to 19,06,371. At present, there are 54,573 active cases in the state. With 7,620 COVID-19 patients discharged in the day, the number of recovered soared to 18,01,700. On the other hand, Mumbai continues to be a major novel coronavirus hotspot with 745 new cases recorded in the day.

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