A case of the Indian variant of Covid-19, responsible for an epidemic outbreak in India, has been detected in Greece, announce the country's health authorities.
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The national public health body (Eody) announced in a statement that "
a positive sample (...) for the dominant variant in India
" was detected "
in a foreign woman, 33, who lives in Athens and had made a trip to Dubai on April 4
”.
"
This is the first case of an Indian variant in Greece,
" a source from the Greek health ministry told AFP, on condition of anonymity.