Taiwan confirms first case of South African COVID-19 variant


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#1 2 hours ago TAIPEI: Taiwan health authorities said on Wednesday (Jan 13) they had confirmed the first case of the highly transmissible South African variant of COVID-19, in an eSwatini national being treated in hospital. The infection with the variant had been confirmed on Tuesday by laboratory test, the Central Epidemic Command Centre said. The man in his 30s had arrived in Taiwan to work on Dec 24 and began developing symptoms while in quarantine and was initially confirmed to have COVID-19 on Jan 3, according to details previously released by the government. The small southern African country of...