{"id":279809,"date":"2020-12-27T05:30:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-27T10:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=279809"},"modified":"2020-12-27T05:30:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-27T10:30:50","slug":"spain-sweden-confirm-cases-of-new-covid-19-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/12\/27\/spain-sweden-confirm-cases-of-new-covid-19-strain\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain, Sweden confirm cases of new Covid-19 strain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Swedish Health Directorate also reported that 39,648 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the country so far and 8,279 people died from the virus. (File photo: Brian Asare\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MADRID\/ STOCKHOLM<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sweden and Spain on Saturday confirmed to have detected the first cases of a new strain of the deadly coronavirus.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Swedish Health General Directorate stated the mutated novel coronavirus strain was detected in a woman who arrived from the UK in the Sodermanland region. This is the first known case in Sweden.<\/p>\n

The Swedish Health Directorate also reported that 39,648 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the country so far and 8,279 people died from the virus.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Spain confirmed to have detected the first four cases of a new strain of the Covid-19 in a family in the capital Madrid.<\/p>\n

According to a statement issued by the Health Ministry, one of the family members had come from London on Tuesday. Others in the family were in contact with the person, the statement said.<\/p>\n

There were three suspicious cases related to the new strain of the deadly coronavirus, it added<\/p>\n

Moreover, the first part of the Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer\/BioNTech reached Spain, while the first vaccine in Spain will be administered to the elderly and employees in an elderly nursing home on Sunday.<\/p>\n

More than 40 countries, including Turkey and those from Europe, have suspended air traffic with the UK after the new strain of the virus was discovered in the country.<\/p>\n

The newly discovered variant is reported to be spreading 70 percent faster.<\/p>\n

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed more than 1.75 million lives in 191 countries and regions since last December.<\/p>\n

Over 80 million cases have been worldwide, with more than 45.2 million recoveries, according to figures compiled by the US Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n

The US, India, and Brazil remain the worst-hit countries in terms of the number of cases.<\/p>\n

While new restrictions are imposed ahead of the holiday season, especially across Europe, countries are approving and procuring vaccines to combat the pandemic.\u00a0(Anadolu)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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