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British strain responsible for 50-60% of infection cases in Georgia
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- 12 April, 2021
- 12:21
"The British strain has been detected in 50-60% of coronavirus infections in Georgia," Amiran Gamkrelidze, director of Georgia's Center for Disease Control and Public Health, said at a briefing, Report informs.
According to his deputy Paata Imadze, what distinguishes the British strain from other mutated modifications is its faster human-to-human transmission.
Gamkrelidze noted that the facts of infection with other strains had not been confirmed in Georgia.
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