Category: new coronavirus

Italy Suspends Flights From Brazil in Response to New Coronavirus Variant

MILAN—Italy is suspending flights from Brazil, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Saturday, in response to a new coronavirus variant. Anyone who has transited Brazil in the last 14 days is also prohibited from entering Italy, he said on Facebook, while people arriving in Italy from Brazil will be required to take a test for…


Turkey Finds 15 People Carrying New UK CCP Virus Variant

ISTANBUL—Turkey’s health minister says the country has identified 15 people who carry a highly contagious coronavirus variant that was discovered in the United Kingdom. In a statement Friday, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the strain was found in travelers arriving from the UK. He said they were in quarantine, along with people they had been…