Covid new variant

Covid new variant

FILE PHOTO: The word "COVID-19" is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Two cases of new Covid variant found in UK

The new variant has also been identified in South Africa, Botswana, Belgium, Hong Kong and Israel

Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), is seen during a visit to the Great Pyramid of Giza and the new Grand Egyptian Museum, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cairo, Egypt, August 25, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

UN tourism body chief calls for swift, uniform decisions on Covid travel curbs