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  (NORWALK VOICE) A new “double mutant” variant of the COVID-19 virus that could potentially be more infectious has been confirmed for the first time in the United States, raising red flags for researchers. The Stanford Clinical Virology Lab identified one case of the new variant — which first emerged in India — in California, officials announced to the San Fransisco Chronicle over the weekend. At least seven other purported cases of the same variant are also under investigation in the...

April 5, 2021 Easyturn/iStock Researchers at Stanford University have detected a coronavirus variant believed to be the first of its kind in the United States. Stanford’s Dr. Dean Winslow says this strain could be more contagious, but there’s no evidence indicating it’s more dangerous yet. The variant was first identified in India and has two known mutations. The so-called “double mutant” variant recently appeared in a Santa Clara County resident’s test sample, but there are oth...

Srinagar emerges as COVID hotspot Thats a badge India could do without. Or any country for that matter. Even after a huge ruckus over the coronavirus variants being identified with the country of origin, that hasnt stopped certain sections of the media from terming one of the latest coronavirus strains as Indian variant. The latest to hit the virus pool in the USA is a strain that first originated in India. Found in Northern California, the strain was first detected last month by health officia...

Coronavirus variant from India discovered in the Bay Area New coronavirus variant discovered in the Bay Area New coronavirus variant, first found in India, was discovered in a Bay Area patient by Stanfords Clinical Virology Lab. KTVUs Candese Charles reports. OAKLAND, Calif. - Another form of coronavirus has been detected in the Bay Area by Stanford University. "We identified this new Indian variant last week just immediately after it was reported in the lay press," says Dr. Ben Pinsky, Stanfor...

Scientists in India are investigating a coronavirus variant they’ve dubbed a “double mutant.” There have been at least 13 cases in the U.S.