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January 18, 2021
PRAGUE (AP) PRAGUE The fast-spreading coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K. has been found in the Czech Republic, a health official said Monday.
The National Institute of Public Health confirmed its findings after it announced over the weekend it was testing suspected samples.
Health Minister Jan Blatny says the variant accounts for about 10% of all sequenced samples in in the country. No further details were provided.
The country of 10.7 million has reported 891,852 confirmed coronavirus cases and 14,449 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
The daily infection rate has been in decline since Jan 6., prompting the government to allow stores selling stationary and children’s clothes and shoes to reopen. The country still remains under a tough lockdown with a nighttime curfew.
Shiva Bidar-Sielaff aims to dismantle inequities in health care
Equity and health care are bound together.
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I grew up as an immigrant in Spain.
I knew firsthand what it felt like to be singled out as different. To not know a language. To be “othered.” From a young age, I understood what it meant to be marginalized and how that inequity can affect every aspect of one’s life. These experiences made me passionate about equity and about making sure everyone has access to everything they need, no matter who they are or where they come from.
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A second case of the variant of COVID-19 has been discovered in Waukesha County. (Shutterstock)
WAUKESHA COUNTY, WI A second case of the B.1.1.7 variant of COVID-19 has been discovered in Waukesha County.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced it had identified the variant on Tuesday.
The first case was found in Eau Claire County in January.
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The United Kingdom (UK) identified a variant called B.1.1.7 with a large number of mutations in the fall of 2020. This variant was first detected in the US at the end of December 2020.
Researches believe the new strain is more contagious than the original strain of COVID-19.