The “Finnish variant” that escapes the PCR tests
We have, it seems, a new dangerous Covid-19 variant able to escape the currently most used diagnostic tool , the p test, PCR; and this would be at the basis of a new, anomalous, wave of cases taking place in Finland. In fact, while the global contagion charts are in recession or stable, in Finland they are increasing:
The new strain, discovered by Helsinki-based Vita Laboratories, is unlikely to have emerged in Finland given the country's low infection rate, according to the Evening Standard, however it is unclear whether it is more contagious – or deadly – than other strains. currently in circulation.
"Vita Laboratoriot Oy and the University of Helsinki Biotechnology Institute detected a previously unknown variant of the coronavirus in a sample from southern Finland," said the lab, which named the new strain Fin-769H. “Mutations in this variant make detection in at least one of the WHO recommended PCR tests difficult. This discovery could have a significant impact on determining the spread of the disease ”. Given that the mutant strain was only discovered last week it is still difficult to understand its role in case growth and to assess whether it is more or less deadly than the other variants.
According to Veli-Matti Ulander, chief administrator for the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), the number of COVID-19 patients has almost doubled in a week, forcing patients to be transferred to other parts of the country, as "Attempt to seek to spread the burden of the coronavirus on HUS, ”Ulander told the Finnish media. Asko Järvinen, HUS chief physician, added that the pressure to relocate patients stems mainly from staff shortages. Even in Nordic Finland they have made a little too many cuts.
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