Scientists have discovered a new coronavirus variant in California as the state continues to struggle with a rising number of cases and deaths. The strain was first seen in Denmark but does not appear to be a more infectious one in the European country that...
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Model, 37, with rare skin condition vitiligo says strangers thought condition was contagious
A man with the rare skin condition vitiligo has said strangers have avoided sitting next to him on the bus as they fear they might ‘catch’ his skin condition. Model Roger Monte, 37, from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, developed vitiligo when he was 23 and...
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Can SARS-CoV-2 Become Even More Troublesome Than The UK And South African Variants?
A scientist works on Covid-19 samples to find variations of the virus, at the Croix-Rousse hospital … [+] laboratory in Lyon, central eastern France, on January 14, 2021. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images...
Oregon reports first case of contagious coronavirus strain from U.K., worrying health officials
A contagious strain of the coronavirus that rapidly swept through the United Kingdom is officially in Oregon, worrying public health officials. The Oregon Health Authority on Friday announced a Multnomah County resident with no known travel history tested positive for the variant, known as B.1.1.7....
New, contagious coronavirus variant could worsen pandemic, CDC warns
A variant first identified in Britain known as B.1.1.7 is being found in the US as well, and modeling indicates it could worsen the already terrible spread of the virus across the country, the CDC researchers said. That means people need to try harder to...
Hospitals on high alert for new, more contagious COVID-19 strain
Hospitals in the United States are on high alert for the new, more contagious COVID-19 strain that first surfaced in the United Kingdom and has since shown up in Colorado, California and now Florida. Florida health officials announced this week they have evidence of the...
New mutant coronavirus strain IS more contagious by nearly 50%
The new mutant variant of ‘super’ coronavirus is indeed more infectious than previous variants, just as scientists feared, a new study finds. Imperial College London researchers found that the new variant that’s been wreaking havoc in the UK and arrived in the UK may be...
County health officials begin testing for new, more contagious strain of COVID-19 • Long Beach Post News
Public health officials in Los Angeles County have begun testing patients for a new, more contagious strain of the coronavirus that’s being reported in Europe. Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said a local laboratory is doing gene sequencing to test virus samples collected in L.A....