England s chief medical officer has warned that a newly identified variant of COVID-19 is more contagious than previous strains of the virus. Professor Chris Whitty says urgent work is underway to rule out if the new strain, prevalent in the southeast of England, can cause a higher mortality rate. WHO has been notified of the new strain. There is no current evidence to suggest the new strain causes a higher mortality rate or that it affects vaccines and treatments although urgent work is underway to confirm this, he said in a statement. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a news conference Saturday after meeting with his cabinet on the faster spreading strain. With cases surging, Mr Johnson has announced further restrictions.
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Relph is the first Minnesota lawmaker whose death is linked to COVID-19.
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Minnesota Sen. Jerry Relph, R-St. Cloud, in 2017. Relph, a first-term state senator from St. Cloud, died Friday, Dec. 18, of complications of COVID-19. Laura Yuen / MPR News 2017
Jerry Relph, a first-term state senator from St. Cloud, died Friday of complications of COVID-19, his family and the Senate majority leader confirmed.
“Jerry dedicated his life to service, and representing Senate District 14 was one of the highest honors he had,” his wife, Pegi Broker-Relph, said in a statement released Friday night. “I can’t count the number of times he would come home at night and tell me about helping solve a constituent’s problem, or a story he heard from someone in a parade or at a public event, or even just someone he met during a ‘day on the hill’ event. He loved serving the people of St.
England s chief medical officer has warned that a newly identified variant of COVID-19 is more contagious than previous strains of the virus. Professor Chris Whitty says urgent work is underway to rule out if the new strain, prevalent in the southeast of England, can cause a higher mortality rate. WHO has been notified of the new strain. There is no current evidence to suggest the new strain causes a higher mortality rate or that it affects vaccines and treatments although urgent work is underway to confirm this, he said in a statement. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a news conference Saturday after meeting with his cabinet on the faster spreading strain. With cases surging, Mr Johnson has announced further restrictions.
By ROSA SANCHEZ, ABC News(ST. PAUL, Minn) — Minnesota State Republican Sen. Jerry Relph has died due to complications from COVID-19. The 76-year-old began serving in the Minnesota Senate in 2017 and represented the 14th district that includes St. Cloud. His wife confirmed the news of his death in a statement published on the Minnesota [.]