MDH: New COVID-19 Strain Has ‘Greater Ease Of Spread’

CBS Minnesota

December 21, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As Minnesotans decide whether to gather with family and relatives this Christmas, the message from United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson to his citizens about the upcoming holiday is bleak.

“It is with a very heavy heart I tell you we cannot continue with Christmas as planned,” Johnson said.

Britain is weathering a new strain of COVID-19 that experts say is 70% more infectious than others, leading to strict lockdowns and travel restrictions from at least 40 countries. The strain may spread more easily, but experts said it’s not more deadly. Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm says they are monitoring the situation across the pond.

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