coronavirus variant are being detected in other parts of the country health experts in Quebec believe it’s only a matter of time before it’s found there as well.Those looking into the new COVID-19 mutation, which was first identified in the U.K., include Dr.
Jörg Hermann Fritz, an associate professor in the department of microbiology and immunology at McGill University in Montreal.“The new B.1.1.7 variant of SARS CoV-2 is a variant, not a strain,” he told Global News from outside his office. “It spreads quicker, so the likelihood that people get infected seems to be higher.” Coronavirus cases top 2K in Ontario, Quebec, as more U.K.