N.L. confirms outbreak of U.K. COVID-19 variant The case of the variant has actually been previously reported on Feb. 4.However, as a result of the time that it takes to process samples sent to the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg, it was not confirmed to be a variant case until now.The case is a man in his 20s who recently returned from international travel, Dr.
Heather Morrison, P.E.I.’s chief medical officer of health, confirmed on Saturday.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]She stressed that the man had done everything that was required of him when he arrived in P.E.I.