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La nueva cepa del coronavirus, más contagiosa, preocupa a los epidemiólogos

La información “sobre esta nueva cepa es muy preocupante”, afirmó el profesor Peter Openshaw, inmunólogo del Imperial College de Londres. Sobre todo, porque “parece ser entre un 40% y un 70% más transmisible”.

An arrangement of UK daily newspapers photographed as an illustration in Liverpool on December 20, 2020, shows front page headlines reporting on the story of Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson introducing new tougher coronavirus COVID-19 restrictions for London and the South East of England, cancelling Christmas gatherings for those in the new 'tier 4' category. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a "stay at home" order for London and southeast England to slow a new coronavirus strain that is significantly more infectious. He ordered new restrictions for London and south-eastern England from Sunday, saying that "residents in those areas must stay at home" at least until December 30. The measures will mean around a third of England's population cannot travel or meet other households for Christmas. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
An arrangement of UK daily newspapers photographed as an illustration in Liverpool on December 20, 2020, shows front page headlines reporting on the story of Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson introducing new tougher coronavirus COVID-19 restrictions for London and the South East of England, cancelling Christmas gatherings for those in the new 'tier 4' category. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a "stay at home" order for London and southeast England to slow a new coronavirus strain that is significantly more infectious. He ordered new restrictions for London and south-eastern England from Sunday, saying that "residents in those areas must stay at home" at least until December 30. The measures will mean around a third of England's population cannot travel or meet other households for Christmas. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) PAUL ELLIS
La nueva cepa habría aparecido a mediados de septiembre en Londres o en Kent (sureste). (PAUL ELLIS/AFP)

La aparición en el Reino Unido de una nueva cepa del coronavirus, mucho más contagiosa que las otras, preocupa a los epidemiólogos y llevó a varios países a suspender sus vuelos procedentes del territorio británico este domingo.

El consejero científico del gobierno británico, Patrick Vallance, indicó el sábado que esta nueva variante del SARS-CoV-2, además de propagarse rápidamente, se estaba convirtiendo en la forma "dominante", lo que conllevó "una subida muy fuerte" de los ingresos hospitalarios en diciembre.

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