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Coronavirus crisis: Highly contagious strain of COVID-19 brought into Australia from UK – PerthNow
A strain of COVID-19 that transfers quicker than previous mutations has been brought into Australia by UK travellers, NSW Health has confirmed.
A strain of COVID-19 that transfers quicker than previous mutations has been brought into Australia by UK travellers, NSW Health has confirmed.
On Monday, NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant confirmed two travellers from the UK had brought the new strain into the country, which is estimated to be 70 per cent more transmissible than earlier versions of the virus.
Today Im advised that weve had a couple of UK returned travellers with the particular mutations youre referring to, Dr Chant told reporters.
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