The countries where the new variant of covid-19 has been found

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The new coronavirus variant first discovered in the UK, also known as B.1,1.7, has been confirmed in people in at least 37 countries, as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan, according to a tally by CNN.

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The countries where the new variant has been detected are:

• UK

• Australia

• Belgium

• Brazil

• Canada

• Chile

• China

• Denmark

• Finland

• France

• Germany

• Iceland

• India

• Ireland

• Israel

• Italy

• Jamaica

• Japan

• Jordan

• Lebanon

• malt

• Luxembourg

• Netherlands

• New Zealand

• Norway

• Pakistan

• Portugal

• United Arab Emirates

• Singapore

• South Korea

• Spain

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• Thailand

• Turkey

• United States (including cases in Florida, California, and Colorado)

• Vietnam

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