January 25 (SeeNews) - Serbia has reported its first case of the new coronavirus strain first detected in the UK, president Aleksandar Vucic said.
The new strain of the virus was discovered in a Serbian citizen who has come to the country from London, Vucic said in a press release on Sunday.
The government has traced all people with whom the infected person was in contact, Vucic said.
The patient had a negative PCR test when she entered Serbia but felt first light symptomes of the disease shortly after, he added.
Elsewhere in Southeast Europe, Slovenia also reported the first case of the new coronavirus strain on Sunday.