Three cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain have been confirmed in South Korea , health authorities said Monday. Last week London said another new variant of the virus was found in the country in cases linked to South Africa, which is the first African nation to record one million coronavirus cases. The new strain, which experts fear is more contagious, prompted more than 50 countries to impose travel restrictions on Britain. South Korea was among them and has barred flights from Britain until January 7. South Korea reported 808 new cases Monday, raising its national total to 57,680 with 819 deaths.

Source: Mint December 28, 2020 11:22 UTC