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U.K. variant continues to spread around the world as coronavirus pandemic enters 2021



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Turkey reported Friday its first 15 cases of the U.K. variant, found in recent travelers from the U.K., leading Turkish authorities to issue a temporary ban on entries from there. Turkey, along with many other countries, suspended flights between the United Kingdom in late December.At least three U.S. states have identified cases of the variant. Public health officials, however, say it is likely already spreading undetected due to limited genetic sequencing of the coronavirus in the United States.The United States leads the world in coronavirus cases and deaths, though widespread transmission of the fast-spreading form of …

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