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First confirmed cases in Spain of British virus variant: regional govt

Published: 26 Dec 2020 - 02:08 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 01:30 am
A man walks past a new work by Italian street artist TvBoy depicting Santa Claus carrying the Covid-19 vaccine in his sack, in Barcelona on December 24, 2020.   / AFP / Josep LAGO

A man walks past a new work by Italian street artist TvBoy depicting Santa Claus carrying the Covid-19 vaccine in his sack, in Barcelona on December 24, 2020. / AFP / Josep LAGO

AFP

Madrid: 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 Zapatero told a news conference.