Los Angeles County has confirmed its first case of the highly contagious coronavirus variant found in the UK, on the same day it became the first in the country to surpass one million total infections. The LA County Department of Public Health on Saturday announced...
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CDC Report Warns Of “Exponential” Covid-19 Growth Due To UK Variant; Los Angeles Considers New Shutdowns As A Result
On Friday afternoon, as the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors met behind closed doors to discuss new, stricter shutdown orders; as Mayor Eric Garcetti and California Governor Governor Gavin Newsom appeared together to try and jumpstart the region’s lagging vaccination efforts; one key reason for...
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...
JOHN NAISH: Sscientists fear the new Brazilian variant may have the potential to evade vaccines
The mutant strain of the Covid-19 virus that has emerged from the depths of the Amazon rainforest in north-west Brazil – and may already be in Britain – is alarming many scientists. They fear that the new variant, named ‘B.1.1.248’ or ‘P.1’, may have the...
Fast-Spreading Covid Variant Seen Becoming Top U.S. Strain
The variant, called B.1.1.7, has already been spotted in the U.S., with about 76 cases confirmed in the country to date, according to the CDC. The agency’s projection was based on modeling that showed rapid growth of the variant early this year, which could further...
CDC says U.K. coronavirus variant could become predominant strain in U.S. by March
The U.K. variant of the coronavirus could become the predominant strain in the United States by March, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Friday. So far, only 76 cases of the variant, called B.1.1.7, have been identified in...
Covid-19: Brazil virus already in UK ‘not variant of concern’, scientist says
Covid-19: Brazil virus already in UK ‘not variant of concern’, scientist says BBC News COVID-19: UK bans visitors from South American countries over COVID mutation Sky News Brazil variant: How many new strains of coronavirus are there? What are symptoms? Express Covid: UK’s R number between 1.2 and...
Covid-19: Brazil virus already in UK ‘not variant of concern’, scientist says
Covid-19: Brazil virus already in UK ‘not variant of concern’, scientist says BBC News The UK Bans Travel from Latin America, Portugal Citing Concern About Brazilian Variant The New York Times UK bans travel from South America, Portugal in light of new COVID-19 strain in Brazil USA TODAY...
Coronavirus Brazil variant: Britons are stuck abroad as South America travel bans come into force
Britons were stuck in Portugal today after all flights were cancelled amid growing concerns about a mutant coronavirus strain which has emerged in Brazil. Travellers from the country were banned from entering the UK along with all those from South America, with Portugal included due...
Coronavirus Brazil: Woman, 45, reinfected with new variant
A Brazilian nurse who fought off coronavirus and got reinfected with the country’s new variant has sparked fears the mutation could hamper immunity. The variant, which today spooked ministers into banning all flights to the UK from South America, carries a mutation that may make...