(ANSA) - CORTINA, FEBRUARY 18 - The English variant of Coronavirus has been identified in four swabs from a group of six taken from the participants in the Cortina D'Ampezzo World Championships. This was announced today by Antonia Ricci, director of the Zooprophylactic Institute of the Venezie in Padua, who on behalf of the Veneto Region is implementing a sequencing program for the virus in the area. According to what Ricci reported, these are "people residing in Italy". However, these are not athletes, for whom there is a specific Coni protocol. The six samples, with the 4 positives to the variant, belong to the "bubble" of the World Championships, or rather the set of technicians, support personnel, order forces involved in the event, subjected to tests by Ulss of Belluno. (HANDLE).
Cortina: 4 cases of English variant discovered at the World Cup
2021-02-18T17:28:14.001Z
The English variant of the Coronavirus was identified in four swabs from a group of six taken from the participants in the Cortina D'Ampezzo World Ski Championships. (HANDLE)
