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Coronavirus: Quebec reports first case of new COVID-19 variant

December 29, 2020

Quebec has confirmed its first case of the new COVID-19 variant, which was first identified in the U.K. in December. Researchers have been anticipating the detection since five others were identified in other provinces. As Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, health experts say they expect to identify more in the coming days.

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