Spain, Sweden and Canada report cases of UK Covid variant

Four people recently arrived from UK test positive for variant in Madrid, one in Sweden and two in Canada

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Spain, Sweden and Canada have joined the growing list of countries to have reported cases of the more contagious coronavirus variant first identified in Britain.

Four cases of the variant have been confirmed in Madrid. All involve people who recently arrived from the UK, the Madrid regional government's deputy health chief, Antonio Zapatero, told a news conference on Saturday.