More virulent variants not widespread in Slovenia

Ljubljana, 24 February - The more virulent variants of coronavirus appear not to be very widespread in Slovenia yet. Two labs which conduct genetic sequencing have so far identified 35 cases of the UK variant and not a single case of the South African or Brazilian variant.

Ljubljana Tjaša Žohar Čretnik, the head of the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food, speaks to the press about the latest Covid-19 situation. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Tjaša Žohar Čretnik, the head of the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food, speaks to the press about the latest Covid-19 situation.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Tjaša Žohar Čretnik, the head of the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food, speaks to the press about the latest Covid-19 situation. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Tjaša Žohar Čretnik, the head of the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food, speaks to the press about the latest Covid-19 situation.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Tjaša Žohar Čretnik, the head of the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food, speaks to the press about the latest Covid-19 situation. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Tjaša Žohar Čretnik, the head of the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food, speaks to the press about the latest Covid-19 situation.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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