indiaUpdated: Jan 01, 2021, 17:17 ISTA total of 29 people in the country have now tested positive for the new UK variant of Covid-19, with four added to the list on Friday, the Union health ministry has said. Five were tested positive on Thursday and four on Friday. India too has stopped flights from the UK till January 7. People tested positive with the mutated strain are being kept in isolation in health facilities. Apart from India, countries which have reported the new variant include Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Sweden, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Japan, Lebanon and Singapore.

Source: Hindustan Times January 01, 2021 10:18 UTC