U.K. variant of COVID-19 confirmed in massive outbreak at Barrie long-term care home
U.K. variant of COVID-19 confirmed in massive outbreak at Barrie long-term care home by News Staff and The Canadian Press Posted Jan 23, 2021 11:39 am EDT Last Updated Jan 23, 2021 at 6:05 pm EDT All residents and most of the staff at Roberta Place Long-Term Care in Barrie, ON have been infected with COVID-19. GOOGLE STREET VIEW The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit has confirmed the U.K. variant of COVID-19 is present in a Barrie long-term care home that has experienced one of the worst outbreaks of COVID-19 in the province. Genome sequencing on six samples confirmed the presence of the hi...