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‘Double mutant’ coronavirus variant that has ‘spread across the globe’ is found in California Updated 9:43 PM; SAN FRANCISCO — A possibly worrisome variant of the coronavirus first identified in India — so new that it has no official name — has been found in California by scientists at Stanford University. Nicknamed the “double mutant” variant by the BBC and others, the variant is sparking concern among some scientists because it contains not just one, but two worrisome mutat...

And now theres a double mutant COVID in California Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money SAN FRANCISCO — A possibly worrisome variant of the coronavirus first identified in India — so new that it has no official name — has been found in California by scientists at Stanford University. Nicknamed the "double mutant" variant by the BBC and others, the variant is sparking concern among some scientists because it contains not just one, but two worrisome mutations in its genetic compo...

USA TODAY California plans to drop its tier system and open up the state June 15 if vaccine supply remains steady and coronavirus metrics continue to decline, officials said Tuesday. Everyday activities will be allowed and businesses will open with "common-sense risk-reduction measures," state Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said. "Our hospitalizations have been steadily decreasing for months," he said.  "We have consistently low and improving metrics." In New York City, ...

Tuesday, April 6. Newsletter Get our free Coronavirus Today newsletter Sign up for the latest news, best stories and what they mean for you, plus answers to your questions. Enter email address You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Get out your calendars and put a big red circle around Tuesday, June 15. That’s when Gov. Gavin Newsom intends to “fully reopen” the state’s economy. Newsom’s announcement is the clearest date yet offered for e...

Dont like to read? The COVID-19 virus has been running rampant around the world for over a year now. On March 24, 2021, scientists discovered a “double mutant” variant in India. Shortly afterward, scientists at the Stanford lab in California identified the new double variant in the United States. The patient with the “double mutant” strain is from the San Francisco Bay Area. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been tracking the various strains of the virus. Tw...

Oakland Coliseum Mass Vaccination Site Expected to Stay Open, Officials Say Federal officials are confident that the East Bays mass vaccination site at the Oakland Coliseum will stay open, but details of just how that will happen are still up in the air. Vice President Kamala Harris told the San Francisco Chronicle that FEMA will keep the site open. At a separate press conference at the Oakland Coliseum, U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla said officials on the federal state and local level would “continu...

"It was a bit surprising that it was already here," he said. The new variant is responsible for a surge in coronavirus cases in a a region of India that includes Mumbai, and experts are worried the variant is spreading rapidly setting up an increasingly urgent race between variants and vaccines. "The vaccines may be slightly less effective in preventing moderate disease or moderate illness with this particular variant," Dr. Pinsky said, "but the vaccines are still very effective and people sh...

Researchers at Stanford’s Clinical Virology Laboratory have confirmed one case of a variant first reported in India, and are now waiting to hear back on the status of seven more presumptive cases.

Medical experts are concerned a newly found COVID-19 variant will be responsible for another surge in coronavirus cases in the region.

New ‘double mutant’ COVID variant detected for first time in United States Updated 10:00 AM; Another coronavirus variant has emerged in the United States, a so-called “double mutant” strain detected for the first time in California, news outlets reported. The San Fransisco Chronicle reported that one case of the emerging strain, which originated in India, was confirmed in the Bay Area by the Stanford Clinical Virology Lab through genomic sequencing. Lab director Dr. Benjamin Pinsky tol...