Indian coronavirus variant reaches Switzerland, government says
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Last Updated: Apr 25, 2021, 04:28 PM IST
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The case involved a passenger who arrived in Switzerland via a transit airport and not directly from India, which has been hit hard by a massive wave of infections in recent days, the BAG said on Twitter.
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The test took place at the end of March, BAG told Reuters on Sunday, adding the person entered Switzerland via a European country.
The first case of the Indian variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Switzerland, the Federal Office for Public Health (BAG) said, as other countries introduce travel bans to contain its spread.
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