“To date, six cases of the lambda variant of COVID-19 have been identified throughout the country, all of which were brought from abroad.
The earliest sample of the strain was registered in Peru, "- said in a statement on the official website of the UK government.
Scientists are conducting laboratory studies of the new mutation, but doctors have assured that there is no evidence of more serious complications from the lambda coronavirus or a decrease in the effectiveness of existing vaccines against it.
At the same time, the British Ministry of Health advised to pay attention to symptoms such as fever, continuous cough, and loss or change of smell and taste.
On Sunday, July 27, another 14,876 people were diagnosed with coronavirus in the UK. The total number of cases of coronavirus infection recorded in the country exceeds 4.73 million.