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Four new coronavirus strains detected in Argentina

Buenos Aires, Mar 30 (Prensa Latina) Argentine authorities confirmed Monday the spread of four new SARS-CoV-2 strains, previously identified in the Brazilian city of Manaus, in California (United States) and the United Kingdom.

In a statement, the Government specified that the community circulation of these new variants were detected after 297 infected people were tested.

According to the report, some of these new cases are individuals without a close contact with travelers, while combination of mutations features of 501Y.V2 variant, found in South Africa has not been found to date.

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