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JUST IN : The Testing Czar in the USA said he has not found a new Strain in North America.
Appears the Mutation is only England and spreading to Europe ....
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This is the original Isolation as pictured in February !
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“But we need to actually do these experiments and see:
can we demonstrate there's an advantage in those new strains
compared to other variants we've seen for SARS-CoV-2?
And there will be massive mental focus on this in laboratories across the world over the next few weeks.”
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Genomic sequencing of the virus has shown the U.K. strand has already spread to other countries
but Health Canada said there have been no recorded cases of the new strain here.
The Canadian government began restricting travel from the U.K. for 72 hours beginning Monday !
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Dr. David Williams, Ontario's chief medical officer, said it's important to make sure the new strain
doesn't start to spread in this country, for instance by a traveller not respecting quarantine.
He also said the province's genomic sequencing of the virus is happening at “light speed.”
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“We're keeping an eye on it, we're watching for it, and we're watching to make sure what's happening to the strains
that are circulating here,” he said.
“So it's that ongoing vigilance and laboratory surveillance that's critical as well
and it certainly would inform the citizens of Ontario if there was a risk.”
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Folks, still wear your PPEs !
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A slate of GOP lawmakers who downplayed different concerns about the coronavirus pandemic or ignored public health advice are now facing a wave of backlash for being among the first to receive a vaccine.
With only limited doses available across the US, members of Congress have been prioritized for inoculation in an effort to maintain governmental continuity on Capitol Hill. But some GOP lawmakers who have publicized their shots -- something public health experts have recommended to advertise the vaccine's safety -- are fielding fierce disapproval given their past comments downplaying or misrepresenting the virus earlier this year.
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My alma mater high school buddy in London, England is infected !
hope it is not the new strain that is deadly.
Texted me that coughs, fever and body aches ~
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LA is overwhelmed with over 13k cases
OF the NEW strain : which is even more Contagious.
Hospitals are maxed out !