Health authorities confirmed this Sunday the presence of the new strain of the UK virus in Madeira.
According to a statement from the regional government to which we had access, the National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge states that the new variant was detected in travellers who arrived in Madeira from the United Kingdom.
“This identification was only possible thanks to the work carried out by the Screening Center at Madeira International Airport, which allows the tracking, identification and referral for isolation of positive cases, when detected”, underlines the statement.
As autoridades de saúde confirmaram este domingo a presença da nova estirpe do vírus do Reino Unido na Madeira.
De acordo com um comunicado do Governo regional a que nós tivemos acesso, o Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge afirma que a nova variante foi detetada em viajantes que chegaram à Madeira provenientes do Reino Unido.
“Esta identificação só foi possível graças ao trabalho desenvolvido pelo Centro de Rastreio do Aeroporto Internacional da Madeira o qual permite rastrear, identificar e encaminhar para isolamento casos positivos, quando detetados”, sublinha o comunicado.
It is NOT a UK strain of the virus! This virus as ALL viruses is morphing. Scientists in the UK identified it and informed the world. To say it is a UK virus is racist and inflammatory. If French scientists had detected would it be called a French virus?
Also, stopping British tourists from coming is a big mistake as they will go to the Canaries, Cyprus, Greek islands etc.