Alarm in US as UK coronavirus variant spreads: ‘can quickly overwhelm a nation’

A coronavirus variant first identified in Britain is rapidly spreading in the United States, threatening to bring a surge of new cases as its prevalence doubles roughly every 10 days, according to a new study.The paper was posted online on Sunday and has not yet been peer reviewed, but it does offer the most comprehensive look at the rise of B.1.1.7 in the country hit hardest by the pandemic.A team of scientists led by researchers at The Scripps Research Institute analysed half a million test…

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