Australia detects new UK strain

[Gert van der Hoek]

Two travellers from the United Kingdom to Australia's New South Wales state were found carrying the mutated variant of the virus that Britain has said could be up to 70% more infectious. Both are in hotel quarantine, and the recent spike in infections in Sydney is not linked to this, authorities said.

 

[Okieman]

Coronavirus: Queensland records Australia's first case of South African variant

Tuesday December 29: Queensland Health Minister Yvette D'Ath has confirmed the state has recorded Australia's first case of the South African COVID-19 variant in hotel quarantine.

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