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UK variant of coronavirus confirmed in December sample

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By: J.S., STA

The National Laboratory of Health, Environment, and Food confirmed the sample taken in December which most likely contained the UK strain of coronavirus indeed contained the variant.

Using a different way of sequencing, the lab managed to read the entire genome sequence of the virus after initially reading only a part. This means the first confirmed case of the new strain in Slovenia was brought to the country by a person who came from England last December.

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