Russia has confirmed the first case of coronavirus infection with the "British strain".A new strain of the coronavirus has been registered in a citizen returning to the country from Britain, RIA Novosti reported.
The new strain was first discovered in Britain in mid-December last year. This type of coronavirus is 70 percent more contagious than the previous variant. Therefore, it is considered dangerous. However, there are no reports of deaths from the new strain.A new mutated form of the coronavirus has already been found in dozens of countries.