COVID-19 variant in the province, a Winnipeg epidemiologist says people should be on high alert.Cynthia Carr, founder of EPI Research, said while it’s not helpful to scare anyone, she is encouraging Manitobans to stay vigilant, even if they’re feeling fatigued.“The challenge is that the variant didn’t change to be more noticeable,” Carr said.The new COVID-19 variants, first discovered in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil, appear to be up to 70 per cent more transmissible.
What the COVID-19 variants could mean for masks, lockdowns and vaccines Even though it is common for viruses to change, and research into the new variants is still ongoing, Carr said knowing they could be more contagious is enough to worry her.“With being more.