The Undersecretary of Public Health of Chile, Paula Daza, confirmed that the new variant of coronavirus originating in the United Kingdom arrived in Chile.
As detailed by Undersecretary Daza, the case corresponds to a Chilean passenger who arrived on a flight from Madrid.
The woman spent a week in London visiting relatives.
"All alert measures were taken by the health authority and this person is already transferred to the hospital to be strictly monitored by health personnel," said the official.