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The first case of the coronavirus variant first identified in SA was detected in Portugal on Friday, health institute Ricardo Jorge told Lusa news agency.
Portugal identifies first case of SA coronavirus variant By Reuters - 23 January 2021 The first case of the SA coronavirus variant has been identified in Portugal. Image: 123RF/ ktsdesign
The first case of the South African coronavirus variant was identified in Portugal on Friday, health institute Ricardo Jorge told Lusa news agency, as the country struggles to contain a crippling surge in cases partially blamed on the rapid spread of the British variant.
“We are undergoing due process to rapidly test and interrupt this potential chain of transmission,” the Ricardo Jorge Institute told Lusa. It did not say where in Portugal the strain was detected.