A spokesman for the Ministry of Health told the newspaper that the man infected with the С strain. 1.2 “Immediately upon arrival, he was placed in a government quarantine center, which allowed the spread of infection to be avoided.”

He added, "The Ministry of Health is closely monitoring all strains of corona of concern. This is one of the reasons why we check the virus genome sequence in all the positive samples.”

On Monday, Ayuitness news portal reported that a new strain of coronavirus, called C. 1.2, was discovered by specialists at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in South Africa.