And it is the actual pandemic that maintains vigilance and the mutations that generate the pathogen do not exist, now in boric territory is a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, which preliminarily possesses a higher level of transmission.
In a communication issued by the Department of Health informs the existence of a new variant in the Isla. If a change of type of California, cuya variante, a pesar de la similitud, is classified by individual form. The quarter varies from California answer to the identification: B.1.427.
At present, only 28 cases of the variants have been identified. Of the numbers, 18 respondents to the British variant (B.1.1.7), six cases of the variant of California (B.1.429), two cases of the other variant of California (B.1.427) and two cases of the Brazilian variant (P.2).
“All viruses are related to changes in mutations. Example of their influenza virus that changes all years. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is a virus of ARN with mutations in all parts of the world. These changes and location Varieties of the same virus, as is our case. No pills can control the mutations, but if they can be controlled follow the letter of the prevention protocols. The key is to use the mascara, ensure the physical distance and the lava of manos to avoid contagios “, adelantó the secretary of the Department of Health (DS), Carlos Mellado López.
Verklaring van die Secretario de Salud, el DS, cuenta con la colaboración del laboratories de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Sanfermedades en San Juan (CDC, por sus siglas en Engels), laboratorium que al día de hoy est sequenciande las masters Junto at a Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU). También, the Department is working on the collaboration of various laboratories in the Island that collect samples and the envoy to the CDC in Atlanta.
Of the 28 cases, 26 were considered as a variant of preoccupation, there is evidence that there is a mayor for transmission; while the variety of interests, it has specific genetic markers that it has associated with changes that allow the transmission of the virus. At the moment, the two cases of the variant of Brazil react ‘n variants of interest.
According to an epidemiology report from the DS, 11 cases have been identified in the Ponce region, there are cases in the Metro region, three cases in the Arecibo region, two cases in the Bayamón region, two cases in the region of Mayagüez y otro en Fajardo. The sample date of these cases will take place between the 11th of January of 2021 and the 19th of March of 2021.
“We are concerned and we want our people to do the right thing. In the process of inoculation, we prioritize the vacancy in major adults, and as a result we are seeing a significant drop in contours among adult adults. Currently, only ten identified between 60 up to 69 years.About also cases in persons between 50-59 years, there are cases between 40 and 49 years, four cases of persons between 30 and 39 years, También, are identified in persons between the ages of 20 to 29 years and for the last time a young man between 16 and 19 years “, concluded.