British strain of coronavirus in Russia in 2021

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Information about the emergence of a new British strain of coronavirus infection appeared in the media immediately after the New Year holidays. The symptoms of the virus are different from those previously encountered starting in March 2020. The latest news about the spread of the British strain of coronavirus in Russia in 2021 brings some clarity to this issue.

Symptoms of the British strain of coronavirus

Coronavirus infection is different for each person, because the body's reaction to the presence of the virus is individual. The British virus is more dangerous. Distinctive symptoms of the new strain include the following phenomena:

• most of those infected complain of atypical fatigue;
• persistent cough occurs in 35% of patients;
• the high temperature begins 5 days after infection, and in the first days it rises to a maximum of 37 ° C;
• changes in taste and loss of odor are less common, in contrast to early strains of COVID-19;
• the appearance of pain in the throat, muscles and in the body as a whole.

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According to the Air Force, the British strain of coronavirus infection may be more deadly, but there is insufficient evidence of this. Therefore, doctors recommend observing the mask regime and the required distance in crowded places.

British strain of coronavirus in Russia

The British strain of coronavirus in Russia at the end of April 2021 was detected in 51 regions. At the same time, more than 200 of its variants were discovered, and almost all of them were imported from other countries. Experts are alarmed by the fact that the mutation of the coronavirus infection occurred in the protein from which the “spikes” of SARS-CoV-2 are built. Due to this, the virus even more easily penetrates the cells of the human body.

Thus, it was revealed that the British infection is more infectious than the previous ones by 71%. When a new infection is infected, the concentration of viral particles on the mucous membrane is much higher, as a result of which the load on the upper respiratory tract increases. Patients with the British strain, when coughing, talking and even breathing out air, release a larger amount of the virus, thereby infecting others.

According to the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, to date, the British strain of coronavirus infection has been recorded in 137 countries. On behalf of the President of Russia V. V. Putin, the country is monitoring the spread of coronavirus infection. At the same time, studies of coronavirus strains are carried out on the basis of samples taken in 85 federal subjects.

Effectiveness of vaccination

The head of Rospotrebnadzor of the Sverdlovsk Region D. Kozlovsky claims that all three vaccines developed by Russian scientists are effective against COVID-19 strains existing in the country, except for the Indian strain. Anyone who has visited the vaccination room and got vaccinated need not be afraid of contracting COVID-19.

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Despite this, cases of infection are possible, but the disease will be milder and most likely there will be no complications. A number of countries, such as the United Kingdom, Israel, received the vaccine, which led to a decrease in morbidity, the number of hospitalized patients, as well as a decrease in mortality. But despite this, mass herd immunity has not yet developed.

Coronavirus infection has rapidly spread throughout the world, disrupting the plans of not only individuals, but also states. The British strain of coronavirus in Russia in 2021 multiplies and mutates, which makes it impossible for scientists to study it accurately.

Outcomes

1. On the territory of Russia, the British strain of coronavirus infection was detected in 51 regions.
2. The mutation of the virus occurs in a protein, so it is impossible to study it in the shortest possible time.
3. The British virus is more dangerous than the classic one.