England all-rounder Moeen Ali gestures during a Test match. AFP/File
COLOMBO: England all-rounder Moeen Ali is infected with the new UK variant of the coronavirus, Sri Lankan authorities said on Wednesday, after the cricketer tested positive for Covid-19 on his arrival in the country 10 days ago.
Deputy Chief Epidemiologist Hemantha Herath told reporters in Colombo that the 33-year-old England all-rounder was Sri Lanka’s first case of the UK strain, which is believed to be more transmissible.
The health ministry said extra precautions were ordered to ensure Moeen did not spread the new variant in the country which is battling an upsurge in infections but did not elaborate on what they were.
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News18 Afternoon Digest: India Preps for Jan 16 s Massive Inoculation Drive; Trump Impeached Twice and Other Top Stories
Ahmedabad: A health worker shows the Covishield vaccine, after arrival of the first batch of the vaccines from the Serum Institute of India at the Civil Hospital, in Ahmedabad, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. (PTI Photo)
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