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France has detected its first case of the mutant coronavirus strain in a man who recently arrived back in the country from the U.K., numerous sources reported.
The Frenchman who tested positive for the new, more contagious strain of coronavirus reportedly returned to France from London on Dec. 19. The case was found in the city of Tours, located roughly 145 miles southwest of Paris in central France, Reuters reported.
???? Le variant du SARS-CoV-2 découvert au Royaume-Uni a été recensé en France. Il s’agit d’un Français résidant en Angleterre, pris en charge au CHU de Tours après son retour de Londres le 19 décembre. Il “est isolé à son domicile et se porte bien”. pic.twitter.com/GytPDsVAbT
The sad part about the thousands of Americans that will die in the coming weeks of the coronavirus pandemic is that they don't have to have to happen, according to one health expert.
For the first time in almost a week, there are more than 200,000 new COVID-19 cases in the United States, along with more than 3,000 new deaths nationwide.
US coronavirus death toll could reach 731,000 by April if states ease mandates but up to 45,000 lives could be saved by vaccine rollout, IHME predictions show, as a record 120,000 patients face Christmas in hospital
New projections from a leading coronavirus model predict up to 731,000 Americans could die of COVID-19 by April 1 if states begin to ease mandates and a vaccine isn t rolled out as planned
But more than 45,000 lives could be saved if the vaccine is distributed faster than planned and there could be 49,000 fewer deaths from the virus with universal mask-wearing
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation said the nation s mask-wearing is now at 74 percent
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