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Cyprus reports 12 cases of new coronavirus variant in arrivals from UK
Sun, 3 January 2021, 10:27 am GMT-
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus has discovered 12 cases of the new coronavirus variant in people who recently travelled from Britain, the health ministry said on Sunday.
The new variant of the coronavirus, now spreading around the world, was first found in Britain and is more transmissible than the original variant of the virus first identified in China a year ago. Another recent new variant was first found in South Africa.
Of 19 positive tests for COVID-19 recorded on individuals who arrived in Cyprus from Britain between Dec. 6-20, Cypriot authorities found that 12 were for the new variant, the health ministry said.
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Sun, 3 January 2021, 10:27 am GMT-
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus has discovered 12 cases of the new coronavirus variant in people who recently travelled from Britain, the health ministry said on Sunday.
The new variant of the coronavirus, now spreading around the world, was first found in Britain and is more transmissible than the original variant of the virus first identified in China a year ago. Another recent new variant was first found in South Africa.
Of 19 positive tests for COVID-19 recorded on individuals who arrived in Cyprus from Britain between Dec. 6-20, Cypriot authorities found that 12 were for the new variant, the health ministry said.
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