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In Canada, the mutated coronavirus was first detected in two people. However, the couple had no contact with infected people.
The variant of the coronavirus, which appeared in England, was also detected in Canada for the first time. It was first discovered in two people in Ontario, local health officials reported Saturday. However, the Durham couple had no contact with infected people nor did they travel. The couple is now in quarantine.
After the mutation became known, most EU countries decided to heavily restrict travel to and from Britain to prevent it from spreading. Canada had also recently banned private and commercial flights from Britain until January 6. The new variant of the coronavirus may be significantly more contagious than the previously known form.
In Canada, more than 500,000 virus infections have been reported so far and more than 14,500 deaths are related to Covid-19.
Crown mutation in more and more countries
In recent days, more and more countries have reported the appearance of the mutated corona virus. A first case was known in Baden-Württemberg on Christmas Eve and another case was registered in France on Christmas Day. On Saturday, Sweden and Spain reported that one and four people, respectively, had tested positive for the mutated virus. A total of ten cases have been detected in Italy and five in Japan. Unlike the Canadian couple, almost all those infected in these cases had previously come from Great Britain.
