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Coronavirus: White House Task Force Warns of New US Variant


Sat 09 Jan 2021 | 10:46 AM
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The White House coronavirus task force has warned local authorities of a new strain of the virus that was identified in the United States, amid concerns that the mutation of the virus will impede the work of new vaccines and President-elect Joe Biden's plans to combat the pandemic.

The White House coronavirus task force said in its report that "The recent increase in deaths of Coronavirus dramatically exceeded four thousand cases daily,” indicating that there is a US variant that has developed inside the country.

The report suggested this USA variant may be more transmissible than the original version of the virus that emerged in China, much like the new strains identified in the UK (B.1.1.7) and in South Africa (B.1.351).

The report called for the need to adhere to the procedures to combat a more aggressive strain. “Without effective masks and strict social distancing, the epidemic can spread rapidly.”