MANILA, Philippines —In just a few days following the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 in Britain, more countries worldwide confirmed their own cases of the mutated virus. After Christmas day, the list of countries affected by the new variant reached 15.
The most recent was confirmed in South Korea on Monday. According to a report published by Reuters, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCPA) found traces of the United Kingdom (UK) variant in three individuals from London who entered South Korea onDecember 22.
Meanwhile, both Canada and Sweden reported their first cases of the new COVID-19 strain on December 27. Health officials in Ontario announced that a…
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