Following the identification of the UK and South African variants in Slovenia, the Nigerian strain of coronavirus has also been confirmed in the country, private broadcaster POP TV reported, adding that seven cases had been detected so far.
Health Minister Janez Poklukar told a press briefing earlier in the day that 62 cases of the UK variant and a single case of the South African variant had been confirmed, adding he knew nothing of the presence of the Nigerian strain. The official report on the presence of various coronavirus mutations circulating in Slovenia is expected today.
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