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Originally Posted by Trollheart
And what about this new strain in the UK? Who's to say that won't surface in other parts of Europe?
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Yeah, this is terrible news, TH. Not just for the UK, but, little by little for every other country I imagine. The spread of regular covid has been pretty much unstoppable, and now...
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In a hastily called press conference Saturday, Johnson said the new variant appeared to "be up to 70% more transmissible,"
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As happened back in March, I bet asymptomatic carriers have already taken the new varient to various countries, flying in under the radar, and reducing the effectiveness of bans. Remember the US, with its "fifteen cases", now at approx 310,000 ? What chance of restricting something 70% more contagious?