Taking samples of staff at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City for testing (Photo: VNA)Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – The found
in patients at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City is A.23.1, which was
first found in the African country of Rwanda in late October 2020, according to
a report by the on genetic analysis of the virus.
Scientists said it is highly likely that the patients, who
were confirmed on February 8, caught the virus from one source.
Besides Rwanda, the variant has been found in a few other countries, including the
US, the United Arab Emirates, Australia and some countries in Europe such as
the UK and Denmark. However, no abnormal developments have been reported in those
countries.
The scientists also confirmed that the SARS-CoV-2 variant found
in the patients at is not the one found in
the UK with high infection speed or the one detected in South Africa./.
Source: VietnamPlus
