FEARS have sparked that a highly infectious coronavirus strain is already running rampant in North America as the first two cases were detected in Canada.
A couple who were confirmed to have the coronavirus strain had no known travel history, exposure to the strain, or contact with high-risk people, according to a press release.
“This further reinforces the need for Ontarians to stay home as much as possible and continue to follow all public health advice, including the provincewide shutdown measures beginning today,” Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Ontario’s Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health said in a statement.
The Canada cases came as the UK has been placed under strict lockdown rules as the highly contagious strain has spread across the nation.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the “out of control” Covid strain may be 70percent more contagious than other variants.
It also follows on the heels of the mutant strain being detected in Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia and Japan.
Health officials said the new strain can spread much easier and more quickly than other detected strains.
There’s no evidence the new strain is more deadly than other Covid-19 variants, however.
Health officials also anticipate that the Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna will also likely still be effective against the strain.
With the discovery of the cases in Canada, Ontario issued a shutdown across the province beginning at 12.01am on December 26.
Health officials said it’s “not unexpected to have identified the new variant in Ontario.”
As the highly infectious strain was discovered in the UK, it was placed under strict Tier 4 lockdowns.
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