Turkey Finds 15 People Carrying New UK CCP Virus Variant

Turkey Finds 15 People Carrying New UK CCP Virus Variant
Turkish police officers wearing masks and visors wait for passengers at the passport control, at Antalya International airport in Antalya in southern Turkey on June 19, 2020. Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images
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ISTANBUL—Turkey’s health minister says the country has identified 15 people who carry a highly contagious coronavirus variant that was discovered in the United Kingdom.

In a statement Friday, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the strain was found in travelers arriving from the UK. He said they were in quarantine, along with people they had been in contact with. He said the strain was not identified in passengers from elsewhere.