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Singapore confirms first case of new coronavirus variant found in UK

A man wearing a protective mask as a precaution against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walks during lunch hour at the central business district in Singapore, December 14, 2020.

Singapore has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus variant found in the United Kingdom, the city-state said, while 11 others who were already in quarantine had returned preliminarily positive results for the new strain.

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