Sweden, Spain, and Canada notified on the 26th that the mutated new crown virus first discovered in the UK has "entered".
The Swedish Public Health Agency reported that a traveler recently came to Södermanland, Sweden from the UK for Christmas. After entering the country, he followed the recommended isolation. The new crown test result on the 21st was positive, and on the 26th he was diagnosed with a variant strain found in the UK.
Sweden has banned non-Swedish citizens from Britain and Denmark from entering the country for one month from midnight on the 21st. After Sweden confirmed the first case of mutated new coronavirus infection, it expanded the follow-up investigation and is analyzing the test samples of all returnees from the UK since October to confirm whether the mutated strain has spread in Sweden.
The Autonomous Region of Madrid, where the Spanish capital Madrid is located, reported on the 26th that 4 cases of mutated new coronavirus infection and 3 suspected infections were found. The confirmed case is a young man who came to Madrid from the British capital London this week and his three family members. His symptoms are not serious.
The government of the Autonomous Community of Madrid appeals to the public not to panic. Spain has banned non-Spanish citizens or residents from the United Kingdom from entering the country on the 22nd.
The Ontario government of Canada said on the 26th that a couple in the Durham area was diagnosed with the mutant new crown virus. The couple "has no known travel, (new crown) contact or high-risk contact" records and are in isolation.
