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Health officials said a woman in her 50s who lives in Philadelphia and Bucks County is recovering after being infected with the new strain. (Shutterstock)
BUCKS COUNTY, PA The new coronavirus strain has been identified in Bucks County, according to health officials.
In an announcement Friday, Philadelphia health officials said the B.1.1.7 variant of coronavirus has been found in a Bucks County woman.
The woman, who is in her 50s and also a Philadelphia resident, was found to have been infected by the new strain.
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Officials said she began experiencing symptoms the last week of December and was briefly hospitalized. Now, she is recovering.
By Jared S. Hopkins and Peter Loftus Changes by the federal government to speed up Covid-19 vaccinations will increase doses available but might not help strapped health departments and hospitals give more shots more quickly, public health and hospital officials said. U.S. health officials said Tuesday that states should expand vaccine eligibility to people 65 years and older as well as those with pre-existing health conditions, a large group that most states didn t expect to inoculate for weeks. The U.S. will also stop holding back second doses, reversing the strategy since the rollout began last month. More doses could be helpful in bolstering supplies that have been limited so far, public-health experts and hospital officials said, but the changes might not achieve the goal of accelerating the pace of vaccinations.
However, there will be some restrictions. We will allow restaurants to provide indoor dining after that date with seating of 25% of their approved occupancy, Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said.
Farley said tables will be limited to a maximum of four people, and they must be from the same household. We don t want people mixing with other households.and passing infection that way, he said.
Masks must be worn at all times while inside the restaurant, except when a person is eating or drinking.
Masks must be worn at all times while inside the restaurant, except when a person is eating or drinking.
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