Several variants of COVID-19 strains found in Turkey, reports zakon.kz.

According to Izvestia, two cases of the South African strain and one case of the Brazilian strain COVID-19 have been identified. Earlier, a British strain of the virus was discovered in the country.

Two South African and one Brazilian variants have been identified. In our days, when new mutations appear and the number of cases of the disease rises again, we will continue our struggle without abandoning restrictive measures. Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca

He added that 196 cases of the “British” strain of COVID-19 have been detected in the country.

At the end of January, the British strain of COVID-19 was found in 17 cities in Turkey. At that time, 128 people fell ill with it.

On the eve of February 2, a new mutation of the British strain COVID-19, which occurs in the South African and Brazilian variants, was identified in the UK. According to experts, it is able to bypass the immune response and reduce the effectiveness of some existing vaccines.