Dozens of 'new variant cases' logged in Britain, as UK blames SA travellers

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Dozens of 'new variant cases' logged in Britain, as UK blames SA travellers

The British Government has blamed 'a number of travellers from South Africa' for importing a new variant of coronavirus into the country.

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

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