Greece has detected 4 circumstances of the brand new coronavirus variant in individuals who not too long ago traveled from Britain, based on a Health Ministry official.
The new variant of the coronavirus, now spreading all over the world, was first present in Britain and is extra transmissible than the unique variant of the virus first recognized in China a 12 months in the past. Another latest new variant was first present in South Africa.
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“The four persons recently travelled to Greece from Britain. They are in quarantine,” a Health Ministry Official who declined to be named instructed Reuters. It was the primary time that Greece has reported circumstances of the brand new variant.
Greece tightened coronavirus curbs for every week from Sunday, closing hair salons and bookstores that had been allowed to reopen within the run-up to Christmas, to comprise the unfold of the coronavirus.
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The nation, which began the primary vaccinations towards COVID-19 final week, has reported 140,099 confirmed coronavirus circumstances and 4,957 associated deaths.
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Last Update: Monday, 04 January 2021 KSA 23:49 – GMT 20:49
