{"id":64658,"date":"2021-05-15T09:45:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T09:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=64658"},"modified":"2021-05-15T09:45:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T09:45:33","slug":"six-covid-19-variants-so-far-identified-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/six-covid-19-variants-so-far-identified-in-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Six COVID-19 variants so far identified in Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"innerheader\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Six COVID-19 variants so far identified in Sri Lanka<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #800000;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymirror.lk\/top_story\/Six-COVID-19-variants-so-far-identified-in-Sri-Lanka\/155-211603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dailymirror<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">With the COVID-19 variant currently spreading in India (B.1.617) being found from a positive patient at a quarantine centre in Colombo, six COVID-19 variants have been so far identified from the samples sequenced from positive patients across the country until April 30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">According to the Director of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine of Sri Jayewardenepura University Dr Chandima Jeewandara, the variants so far detected in Sri Lanka along with the relevant areas are as follows,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">1.\u00a0<strong>B.1.1.7 (UK variant\/Kent variant)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Colombo:<\/strong>\u00a0Colombo Municipal Council\u00a0(CMC), Homagama, Borelasgamuwa.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Kurunegala:<\/strong>\u00a0Polpithigama, Kuliyapitiya, Nikawaratiya, Ganewatta, Ambalanpola. Giriulla, Pannala, Wariyapola.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Kalutara:<\/strong>\u00a0Agalawatta, Pimbura, Panadura, Palindaruwa, Bandaragama.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Kandy:<\/strong>\u00a0Panduwasnuwara, Kandy, Hingurakgoda.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Polonnaruwa:<\/strong>\u00a0Medirigiriya.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Mannar:<\/strong>\u00a0Mannar town.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">2.\u00a0<strong>The B.1.428 (Denmark\/European\/ Middle East variant)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Jaffna<\/strong>\u00a0(especially Nallur cluster)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">3.\u00a0<strong>B.1.411 (Sri Lankan variant)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Batticaloa<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Colombo<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">4.\u00a0<strong>B.1.525 (Nigerian variant)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Bandaragama<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Colombo<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">5.\u00a0<strong>B.1.617 (Indian variant)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Private Hospital in Colombo\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">6.\u00a0<strong>B.1.351 (South African variant)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Private Hospital in Colombo\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<header class=\"inner-content\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>(By\u00a0\u00a0Sheain Fernandopulle)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<header class=\"w-100\">\n<div id=\"page\" class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 block showmore_one\">\n<div class=\"showmore_content\">\n<h2 class=\"comment-header\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six COVID-19 variants so far identified in Sri Lanka Source:Dailymirror With the COVID-19 variant currently spreading in India (B.1.617) being found from a positive patient at a quarantine centre in Colombo, six COVID-19 variants have been so far identified from the samples sequenced from positive patients across the country until April 30. 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