A highly infectious South African mutation of coronavirus has been recorded in Australia for the first time. A South African mutation of coronavirus has been recorded in Australia for the first time. Pictured: Cape Town, South Africa on SundaySeveral cases of the UK variant have already been recorded in hotel quarantine in Sydney. But this is the first time the South African one has been identified in Australia,' she said. British Health Minister Matt Hancock said that the South African variant was more transmissible and appears to have mutated further than the UK variant.

Source: Daily Mail December 29, 2020 03:13 UTC