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Cuba detects South African COVID-19 variant amid virus uptick


Cuba detects South African COVID-19 variant amid virus uptick
Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald
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An elderly woman wearing a face mask walks past a mural in Havana, Cuba on Jan. 21, 2021.
Cuba has detected a potentially more contagious COVID-19 variant, just as the island experiences its biggest uptick in new cases since the start of the pandemic, health authorities said.
Cuban officials reported the presence of the 501Y.V2 variant first detected in South Africa to the Americas branch of the World Health Organization in an epidemiological report released Tuesday.
The Pan American Health Organization noted that preliminary studies indicate the new strain is associated with a higher viral load, indicating a potential for greater transmissibility. However, the variant has not been linked to an increased risk of death. ....

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