{"id":120444,"date":"2023-10-26T13:49:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T13:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=120444"},"modified":"2023-10-26T13:49:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T13:49:05","slug":"uk-public-transport-is-breeding-ground-for-multi-mutating-pirola-covid-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/uk-public-transport-is-breeding-ground-for-multi-mutating-pirola-covid-strain\/","title":{"rendered":"UK public transport is breeding ground for multi-mutating Pirola Covid strain"},"content":{"rendered":"

A top doctor has warned that public transport in the UK is the place you're most likely to get infected with the new multi-mutating Coronavirus strain called Pirola. <\/p>\n

The variant is fast becoming the dominant strain in the country, with positive cases doubling almost every few days in recent weeks. It has been confirmed that it has more than 30 different mutations, making it difficult for experts to analyse it properly. But it is worrying enough for the World Health Organization to place it on its watch list. <\/p>\n

And as the weather gets colder, it is thought that there will be a huge surge of cases from the BA.2.86 strain as was seen when the coronavirus pandemic was at its most dangerous in 2020 and 2021. After the UK's Health and Security Agency claimed that it has been spotted almost everywhere in the UK, Dr Chris Papadopoulos has warned that the place you're most likely to get it any form of public transport in the UK.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to the Daily Express, he said: \u201cOne of the most glaring risk factors is physical proximity to other passengers \u2013 especially within the confines of a one to two metre distance. This is particularly worrisome during rush hours when social distancing isn\u2019t possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe absence of face masks among other commuters exacerbates this risk, elevating the chance of airborne viral transmission. Furthermore, the role of high-touch communal areas \u2013 such as handrails and seats \u2013 serves as another vector for transmission.<\/p>\n

\u201cCollectively, these elements \u2013 close human interaction, crowded settings, inadequate air circulation, and frequent contact with shared surfaces \u2013 render public transport a particularly fertile breeding ground for Covid transmission.\u201d<\/p>\n

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