“A woman flew to Serbia, the result of her PCR test was negative.
But her husband had severe pneumonia.
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) analysis showed that the woman was a carrier of a dangerous "British" strain of coronavirus, "TASS quotes him on the air of the Prva TV channel.
Vucic stressed that all those who came into contact with the woman were isolated.
Earlier, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted that the new COVID-19 strain detected for the first time in the kingdom could lead to higher mortality.
On December 14, the UK Ministry of Health announced the discovery of a new variety of COVID-19 in the country.
It was reported that the identified new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 can be transmitted 70% faster than the original.