COVID-19: Finland reports cases of new coronavirus variants from UK, South Africa
The United Kingdom has identified a new, potentially more contagious coronavirus variant linked to a recent surge in cases in England. The new variant is being called VUI-202012/01 -- the first "Variant Under Investigation" in the UK in December 2020.
Two cases of the latest coronavirus variant from the UK were identified in Finland. While another patient tested positive for South Africa's latest form, health officials said on Monday.
The nation placed limits on passenger arrivals from the U.K. earlier this month. Amid questions regarding the latest variants of the virus.
Most COVID-19 cases from whom this variant has been identified have occurred in people under 60 years of age. The variant is defined by the presence of a range of 14 mutations resulting in amino acid changes and three deletions
By Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, Finland had recorded 35,137 COVID-19 infections, with 546 deaths.
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