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Cases of UK’s highly contagious mutant COVID strain detected in returned travellers in Australia – ABC News
New South Wales authorities say a mutated form of the COVID-19 virus has been detected in returned travellers, however the new strain has not featured in the northern…
The New South Wales Government says returned travellers carrying a mutated form of the COVID-19 virus have been detected in Australia; however, the new strain has not featured in the northern beaches outbreak.
Key points:
- NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said”a couple” of returned travellers carried the new COVID-19 variant
- Overnight, a WHO official said one case had been detected in Australia
- Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said there was “no definite evidence” of a significantly altered virus…
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