Tag: #mutantcorona
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Moeen Ali Infected with the Mutant Corona
Colombo, Jan 13 (AFP/APP): England’s Moeen Ali is infected with the new UK variant of the coronavirus, Sri Lankan authorities said Wednesday, after the cricketer tested positive for Covid-19 on his arrival in the country 10 days ago. Deputy Chief Epidemiologist Hemantha Herath told reporters in Colombo that the 33-year-old England all-rounder was Sri Lanka’s…
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Spain Extends Ban on UK Fights
Madrid, Jan 12 (AFP/APP): Spain on Tuesday extended for another two weeks a ban on people entering from the UK by air or sea because of concerns over the new strain of the coronavirus detected there. The entry restriction, which does not apply to Spanish nationals and those with legal residency in Spain, will remain…
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Mutant Coronavirus Found in Madrid
Madrid, Dec 26 (AFP/APP): Four cases of a coronavirus variant believed to be particularly infectious that recently emerged in Britain have been confirmed in Madrid, the regional government said Saturday, the first cases detected in Spain. All four cases involved people who recently arrived from the UK, the Madrid regional government’s deputy health chief Antonio…