The first known case of a Quebecer infected with a new coronavirus variant seems to be a person who caught it after coming into contact with a family member who had recently returned from the United Kingdom. The government says the traveller followed quarantine rules and was at home with their family. On Dec. 13 the traveller tested positive and since then, all three family members have also tested positive. The McGill University Health Centre detected the variant, believed to have originated in the U.K., in just one of those family members. Cases of the coronavirus variant have already been detected in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta.

Source: CBC News December 29, 2020 15:50 UTC