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Guinea Bissau authorities confirmed the circulation of coronavirus variants (NMG) on Monday
Authorities in Guinea Bissau on Monday confirmed the circulation of the coronavirus variants first reported in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
The confirmation was made following a study of the sequencing of the genome of the SARS-Cov-2 virus in the local laboratory of the Piaget Institute, from samples taken between January 15 and February 5.
“This confirmation is an important step in the fight against the virus,” said Professor Aladje Balde, representative of the World Health Organization in Guinea Bissau.
As of February 15, Guinea Bissau had recorded 2,924 positive cases of which 408 were still active and a death toll of 46.
Last Friday, President Úmaro Sissoco Embaló said that a year ago he was infected with the coronavirus, and “there are still sequelae” after the recovery.
Speaking to reporters in Bissau after returning from a medical check-up in Senegal, he said he was now fine.
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