SA coronavirus variant detected for the first time in US
Health authorities find two cases of the SA variant in South Carolina patients with no travel history
28 January 2021 - 21:26
Two cases of the coronavirus variant that first alarmed health authorities in SA have been found in South Carolina, marking the first confirmed cases of the mutation in the US.
The arrival of the SA variant follows the appearances of separate mutations spawned in the UK and Brazil. The UK variant has been found in more than 20 US states. The Brazil variant was identified for the first time in the US this week, in a Minnesota resident who recently returned from a trip to that country...
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