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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
At least 18 countries in the world have detected the new variant corona virus in its territory. Five of them are in Asia. This is causing heightened awareness around the world.
The new variant of Covid-19 was first reported in the UK and is said to be 70 percent more contagious.
The name VUI-202012/01 (the first variant under investigation in December 2020) is expected to appear for the first time in mid-September.
Here are 18 countries that have reported cases of a new variant of the corona virus so far.
English
Britain was the first country to report a new Covid-19 mutation in September.
Earlier this month, UK Health Minister Mat Hancock said the new variant had “gotten out of hand”, prompting the government to impose it. emergency shutdown tighter at Christmas. Additionally, several countries have also banned travel from the UK.
Sweden
Sweden’s health agency said on Saturday that state authorities began detecting the new variant after a tourist from Britain fell ill upon arrival and tested positive for Covid-19.
The tourist has been isolated and so far no other cases have been reported.
French
France detected the first case of the new variant of Covid-19 on Christmas Day. The case came from a French national who had recently returned from London.
Spanish
Spanish health authorities said on Saturday they had detected four cases of the new variant of Covid-19 that came from people who had just arrived from Great Britain.
“The patients are not very sick. We know that this strain is more contagious, but it does not cause a more serious disease. There is no need to worry,” said the deputy director of Health of the Madrid Government, Antonio Zapatero.
Swiss
The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) said on Saturday that three people had been diagnosed with the new variant of Covid-19, of which two were British citizens visiting Switzerland.
“All close contacts have been identified and quarantined,” said a spokesman for the FOPH.
Switzerland is the only European country that keeps its ski slopes open to tourism during the Christmas and New Year periods.
Denmark
This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) has detected nine cases of the new variant of Covid-19 in Denmark.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is one of the first countries in Europe to announce that it has discovered a new variant of the coronavirus after Great Britain.
On December 22, Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said that two cases of the new Covid-19 variant were found in the Amsterdam area.
German
Germany registered its first case of the new coronavirus through a woman who flew to Frankfurt from London Heathrow airport and tested positive on Sunday (12/20).
Italy
Italian officials said this week that they identified a new variant of the coronavirus in a couple flying from Britain to Rome.
Canada
A married couple in Ontario, Canada, tested positive for the new variant of Covid-19 on December 26.
Local officials said the husband and wife had no travel history or other high-risk contacts and were currently in isolation.
Malaysia
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health said on Wednesday (12/23) that it had identified a new variant of Covid-19 from samples taken in the Sabah region.
Health Ministry Director General Noor Hisham Abdullah said his party had detected this new variant in 60 samples taken from Covid-19 patients in the Fort Lahad Datu group in Sabah.
Japan
On Christmas Day, Japan reported five new cases caused by a new variant of Covid-19.
Japanese officials also ordered a travel suspension on Monday that is expected to last until January and temporarily ban nonresident foreigners from entering the country.
Singapore
On December 24, the Singapore Ministry of Health confirmed that they found a case of a new variant of Covid-19.
Jordan
On December 27, Jordan’s Minister of Health said that his country had detected the first two cases of the new variant of Covid-19.
The case was found in tourists recently arrived from England.
South Korea
The Korea Disease Prevention and Control Agency (KDCA) said South Korean officials reported on Dec. 28 that three cases of the new Covid-19 variant had been detected in a family who arrived in the country after flying from London on the 22nd. from December.
All three people have been isolated since test results showed they were positive for the coronavirus.
Lebanon
On Friday, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan said a new variant of Covid-19 had been detected on a flight from London on December 21.
Hassan also urged all passengers on the flight to take precautionary measures.
Australia
New South Wales state health director Kerry Chant said this week that Australia recorded two cases of the new covid-19 variant detected in New South Wales that came from a flight from England.
South Africa
British Health Minister Mat Hancock said on Thursday the findings of a new variant of Covid-19 in South Africa.
He said that South Africa had detected two cases of the new Covid-19 variant and that travel restrictions had been imposed between the two countries.
Nigeria
A new variant of Covid-19 was also discovered in Nigeria on December 24.
According to an investigative article reviewed by the Associated Press news agency, the variant was found in two patient samples collected on August 3 and October 9 in the Nigerian state of Osun.
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