Lessons from the UK about a more-contagious covid-19 variant
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Jason Douglas
, The Wall Street Journal
Strain first detected in Britain last year has been found in more than 70 countries, including the U.S.
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The U.K. has become a testing ground for how a more-contagious and possibly deadlier coronavirus variant spreads through communities, displacing its less-transmissible ancestors and complicating vaccine rollouts and the lifting of lockdowns.
The variant has now been identified in more than 70 countries and 40 U.S. states, and its advance in Britain could help scientists understand its likely trajectory in the U.S. These charts show the spread of the variant around the U.K. and what British scientists are learning about it including its higher transmissibility and lethality.
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India’s covid-19 case trajectory hints at second wave of infection
India reported 16,577 coronavirus infections and 120 deaths in last 24 hours, which has surpassed the average of below 10,000 cases and 100 deaths each day until last month
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With swelling number of fresh covid-19 cases, India appears to mimic the characteristics of countries who have already witnessed or are witnessing the second wave of coronavirus infections. The country reported 16,577 coronavirus infections and 120 deaths in last 24 hours, which has surpassed the average of below 10,000 cases and 100 deaths each day until last month.
Over 86.18% of the new cases are from six states. Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases at 8,702. It is followed by Kerala with 3,677 while Punjab reported 563 new cases, the Union health ministry data shows. Similarly, six states account for 85.83%of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (56). Keral
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