New virus strain paints grim picture, will stretch overburdened healthcare system
updated: Dec 31 2020, 12:47 ist A contagious variant of the coronavirus spreading through Britain has left that nation grappling with new lockdowns, curtailed air travel and a surge in infections. Now it has appeared in Colorado and California, threatening to complicate what had seemed a hopeful, if halting, path to recovery from the pandemic. Scientists do not know how widely the new mutant may have spread in the United States. But the answer to that question will colour virtually every aspect of the response: hospital treatment, community lockdowns, school closures and more. “The overall ...