This Article is From Dec 21, 2020

Italy Has Patient With New Strain Of Coronavirus Found In Britain

The patient and his partner returned from the United Kingdom in the last few days with a flight that landed at Rome's Fiumicino airport and were now in isolation, the ministry said.

Italy Has Patient With New Strain Of Coronavirus Found In Britain

Italy has detected a patient infected with the new strain of the coronavirus. (Representational)

Milan:

Italy has detected a patient infected with the new strain of the coronavirus also found in Britain, the health ministry said on Sunday.

The patient and his partner returned from the United Kingdom in the last few days with a flight that landed at Rome's Fiumicino airport and were now in isolation, the ministry said.

Britain's European neighbours began closing their doors to travellers from the United Kingdom on Sunday amid alarm about the rapidly spreading strain of coronavirus that has caused cases to soar there.

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