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Moore was being treated for pneumonia over the past few weeks. After testing positive for COVID-19 last week, the centenarian was hospitalized on Sunday because “he needed additional help with his breathing,” his daughter said in a statement posted on Twitter.
Last spring, Moore raised over 37 million pounds ($50.7 million) for the United Kingdom’s National Health Service by walking laps in his garden in England amid a nationwide lockdown. Queen Elizabeth II honored Moore’s charity and service to the country with a promotion to honorary colonel, a social flyover and knighthood.
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson told ABC News the queen “is sending a private message of condolence” to Moore’s family and that she “very much enjoyed” meeting them last year.
What Is the Columbus COVID Strain? Ohio Scientists Find Two New Coronavirus Variants
On 1/14/21 at 6:09 AM EST
Two new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus have been found in Ohio, with one dubbed the Columbus strain as scientists believe it became the dominant form in the city late last year.
The Columbus strain, named COH.20G/501Y, has three mutations not seen before, according to scientists at The Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine. It appears to have become the most widespread form of COVID in the city in the three weeks between late December 2020 and January 2021, according to a news release.
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Jan 07, 2021 06:22 AM EST
Experts warn that the U.S. is woefully ill-equipped to monitor a deadly new virus without a comprehensive framework. A framework to classify genetic variants of the coronavirus, leaving health officials blind as they try to tackle the grave threat.
Experts Say the US Could Be Blind the New Virus Variant
The analysis is at an early stage, with enormous uncertainties and a long list of unanswered questions.
According to data published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 52 cases of a coronavirus variant first detected in the U.K. have been discovered in the United States. The following includes at least 26 points in California, 22 patients in Florida, two cases in Colorado, and one case in Georgia and New York.