More cases of new Covid variant found in the U.S., threatening to worsen nation’s outbreak

 

Three states across the U.S. have now identified cases of the new coronavirus strain in people with no travel history.

U.S. health officials have said the variant’s arrival in the nation isn’t a surprise, though it could make matters worse if it’s allowed to spread unchecked.

After a busy holiday travel season, “we can be fairly confident this variant is now everywhere,” Mercedes Carnethon, a professor of medicine at Northwestern University, told MSNBC on Friday    Read more cnbc.com