Belgium records Europe's first case of the new coronavirus variant spreading in southern Africa
Previous cases had been restricted to South Africa, Botswana, and a single case in Hong Kong, which was imported by a traveler. The origin of the variant is unclear, but it is spreading in South Africa.
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