Italy announces that a person has been infected with the new Corona strain that appeared in Britain

(Reuters)

Today, Sunday, the Italian Ministry of Health said that a patient infected with the new strain of Corona that appeared in Britain has been detected.

The ministry added that the injured person returned from Britain during the past few days on board a flight that landed at Fiumicino airport in the capital, Rome, and is now subject to isolation..

European countries neighboring Britain began to close their border ports to travelers from the United Kingdom today, Sunday, amid concern about the new fast-spreading strain that has caused a sharp rise in cases of Coronavirus there..