The presence of the British strain of coronavirus in Slovakia has been traced back to at least November 14, with this mutation making up as much as 57 percent of positive cases recorded as part of the mass testing carried out in Trenčín on December 19-20, the Public Health Authority (UVZ) announced on Wednesday.
An analysis of samples of the B1.1.7 variant was carried out in January. Following the optimisation and validation of test kits, it will be possible to ascertain based on a single PCR test whether a person is coronavirus-positive and whether the infection involves the British strain or not, said UVZ spokesperson Dáša Račková.
Romana Grajcarová, Photo: AP/TASR
