The director for the US Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, CDC, Rochelle Walensky, said on Wednesday that the United Kingdom Variant of the coronavirus is now the dominant variant in the country.
During a White House press briefing on Wednesday, Walensky said that the B.1.1.7 variant of the coronavirus is now the dominant variant on the county. Researches indicate that the B.1.1.7 variant to be more infectious and dangerous.
Walensky added that the variant may have been the cause of the increasing coronavirus cases over the last few weeks.
White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Michael Osterholm said the variant appears to have spread fast over the weekend and could lead to more lockdowns.
/Next-COVID-Strain.jpeg "People walk past an advertisement warning about COVID-19 in Manchester, England, on Saturday. (Photo: Reuters)")
/COVID-Global-Emergency-WHO.webp "Millions of cases are being reported each week, but surveillance has declined, making it difficult to get a full overview of the situation and how the virus is mutating. (Photo: Reuters)")
/WHO-COVID-END.jpg "Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of WHO, speaks with Charles Michel, EU Council President, during the G7 leaders summit at Castle Elmau in Kruen, Germany, on Monday, June 27, 2022. (Michael Kappeler/Pool via AP)")
/Monkeypox-Outbreak-Health-Emergency.jpg "Daniel Rofin, 41, receives a vaccine against Monkeypox from a health professional in medical center in Barcelona. (Photo: AP)")
/South-American-Monkeypox-Cases.webp "The monkeypox virus has been found in 78 countries since early May according to the WHO [File: Rick Bowmer/AP Photo]")
/Global-Health-Emergency-Monkeypox.jpg "Test tubes labelled \"Monkeypox virus positive\" are seen in this illustration taken May 22, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic)")
