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South Africa variant of virus detected in the United States

2021-01-29 09:37:05       source:The Aljazeera

January 28, 2021


Health officials in the US state of South Carolina announced on Thursday that the new South Africa variant of the coronavirus has been detected in two people in the United States.


These are the first known cases of the more infectious South Africa variant in the US.


Officials said there was no known travel history and no connection between the two cases, both in adults. Authorities did not release additional information for privacy reasons, however, the two cases suggest the South Africa strain is already spreading within local communities.


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