Italy says it has another strain not the China strain.

The biologist said: “What is new, is we have isolated the virus present in Italy, not the one from China.

“This is important because if we can get to know the RNA sequence of the virus from these patients, we can see if they are in any way different from those that were previously isolated from the ill from China in the Roman Spallanzani infectious disease hospital.

“The virus from Codogno is an Italian strain.

“Comparing the sequencing of the viruses can help us understand if the virus changes.

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