Cases Of New Covid-19 Coronavirus Variant Now Appearing Worldwide

 

BBC: Coronavirus: Cases of new variant appear worldwide 

Cases of the more contagious variant of Covid-19 first identified in the UK have been confirmed in several European countries as well as Canada and Japan. 

Infections linked to people who arrived from the UK were reported in Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and France. 

A couple found infected in Ontario, Canada, had no known travel history or high-risk contacts, officials say. 

Japan is to ban most non-resident foreign nationals from entering the country for a month from Monday. 

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 More News On Cases Of New Covid-19 Coronavirus Variant Now Appearing Worldwide 

U.K. variant of coronavirus appears in Canada, elsewhere, despite containment efforts -- Washington Post 

Coronavirus digest: Mutated COVID variant reaches France, Spain and Sweden -- DW 

Sweden confirms first case of variant coronavirus in visitor from UK -- Reuters 

First case of new COVID-19 variant found in France as cases rise -- ABC News (Australia) 

Canada confirms first two cases of mutant COVID strain from the UK: Fears grow that super-infectious virus is already spreading through North America after doctors said travel restrictions were imposed too late -- Daily Mail

Canada detects first coronavirus variant cases: health officials -- France 24 

Canada's Ontario finds two cases of virus variant first seen in UK -- Reuters 

Which countries have reported new variants of COVID-19? -- Al Jazeera