WHO said the organisation was closely monitoring the spread of the new variant.
Copenhagen, Denmark:
The World Health Organization in Europe said Tuesday it would convene its members to discuss how to handle the outbreak of a new variant of the novel coronavirus discovered in the UK.
Hans Kluge, WHO's regional director for Europe said in a post to Twitter that the organisation was closely monitoring the spread of the new variant and would in response "convene member states to discuss strategies for testing, reducing transmission & communicating risks."
Kluge added that "limiting travel to contain spread is prudent until we have better info."
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