Another case of mutant COVID-19 was found in Italy. The patient has no direct contact with the United Kingdom.

According to Italian media reports on the 23rd, another case of COVID-19 found in the province of Ancona in central Italy has been found in the United Kingdom; but unlike the patients who returned from the United Kingdom notified on the 20th, there is no direct link between this latest case and the United Kingdom.

The report said that the patient was tested and diagnosed a few days ago due to severe cold symptoms and is currently in isolation with his family.

On the 20th of this month, the Italian Ministry of Health issued a notice that a new variant of the novel coronavirus found in the UK was extracted from a person who recently returned from the UK.