Colombia reports case of COVID-19 variant detected in Brazil


BOGOTA, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Colombian Ministry of Health confirmed on Saturday that a new variant of the novel coronavirus discovered in Brazil is already circulating in the country.

"We confirmed the presence of the P1 strain of COVID-19 from Brazil in a patient from Tabatinga," the ministry said on Twitter.

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