Covid-19: South African, Indian and Southeast Asian variants confirmed in Czechia

Several additional coronavirus variants have been confirmed in the Czech Republic through sequencing – 53 cases of the South African, 13 of the Indian and nine of the Southeast Asian variants were detected, ČTK reports, citing public health data.

Of the 2,700 positive coronavirus samples sequenced by May 21, the British mutation still predominated. Authorities hope to increase the proportion of sequenced samples to five percent of positive results to achieve a more comprehensive assessment.