South Korea Detects First COVID-19 Variant Cases

Three cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus
variant that recently emerged in Britain have been confirmed in
South Korea, health authorities said Monday.

The three individuals are members of a London-based family who
arrived in the country on December 22, according to the Korea
Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

They have been placed in isolation since testing positive for
Covid-19 on arrival, the KDCA statement said.

The new strain of the virus emerged earlier this month in
Britain and has already reached several European countries, as well
as Canada, Jordan and Japan.

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.

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In addition, the country will make it mandatory for passengers
travelling from Britain or South Africa to submit negative Covid-19
test results before departure, KDCA chief Jung Eun-kyeong said.

Authorities are also looking into the case of an elderly South
Korean man who tested positive for Covid-19 after his body was
returned from Britain earlier this month.

The announcement came as a third wave of the virus grips the
country, with a resurgence centred on the greater Seoul area seeing
daily cases climb to over 1,000 several times this month despite
stricter distancing measures.

South Korea reported 808 new cases Monday, raising its national
total to 57,680 with 819 deaths.

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