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COVID-19 Variant reaches Pakistan from UK

KARACHI: Health and Population Welare Department of Sindh has taken to twitter to inform that samples of 3 UK returnees had shown a 95% match to the new Corona Virus variant from UK in the first phase of Genotyping.

Sindh Health Dept spokesperson has stated: “The genotyping showed 95 per cent match of the new variant from the UK. These samples will go through another phase of genotyping. Meanwhile, the contact tracing of these patients is in process and their contacts are also being isolated.”

According to WHO the new strain was identified in southeastern England in September and has been spreading in the area ever since: “What we understand is that it does have increased transmissibility, in terms of its ability to spread.”

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.