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U.K. variant of coronavirus not found in B.C., says provincial health officer

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coronavirus that has been found in the U.K. and South Africa has not been detected in the province.Federal health officials have said there have been no COVID-19 cases in Canada linked to the new strain of the virus, and Dr.

Bonnie Henry said a review of genome sequencing by the BC Centre of Disease Control did not find the variant.“To date, we have not seen this variant in British Columbia,” Henry said during a Monday press briefing.Henry said it is not unusual to see mutations in RNA viruses such as the novel coronavirus.

New coronavirus strains: Here’s what you need to know about the mutations “So far it does not seem to increase severity of illness, however, it does seem to mean that the virus can transmit more easily,” she said.[.

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