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Iran reports first case of new COVID-19 strain

The infected individual reportedly returned from the United Kingdom recently.

Al-Monitor Staff
Al-Monitor Staff
Jan 6, 2021
An Iranian woman wearing a protective mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic, walks on a street in the capital Tehran, on December 30, 2020. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
An Iranian woman wearing a protective mask walks on a street in the capital Tehran on Dec. 30, 2020. — ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

Iran has reportedly confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus variant.

An Iranian citizen who flew home from the United Kingdom has become infected with the virus variant, the state-run Tasnim News Agency reported on Tuesday.

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