Spain’s Andalusia region has confirmed 16 cases of mutant COVID-19, some of which have previously entered Spain from the United Kingdom.

January 5th local time, Hersus Aguire, the Minister of Health of Andalusia, Spain, confirmed that 16 cases of variant COVID-19 infection have been confirmed in the region, all of which are related to the variant COVID-19 strain previously announced by the United Kingdom.

Some of these cases have previously entered Spain from the United Kingdom, and the rest are close contacts of positive COVID-19 cases from the United Kingdom.

Aguire also said that the incidence of COVID-19 in Gibraltar, a British territory bordering Andalusia, has increased significantly recently, and the incidence of COVID-19 in many parts of Andalusia has also increased.

Therefore, the region decided to close the borders between several municipalities and Gibraltar.