Looks like the new lockdown was more than warranted:
"The confirmed cases identified are from a couple from Durham Region with no known travel history, exposure or high-risk contacts, Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Ontario's associate chief medical officer of health, said in a news release on Saturday. Durham Region is east of Toronto.
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The variant has now been detected in multiple countries beyond Britain, including Denmark, Belgium, Australia and the Netherlands."
While this variant seems to spread more easily it doesn't seem to be more severe & the vaccine still works on this strain:
"While early data suggests that these new variants may be more transmissible, to date there is no evidence that they cause more severe disease or have any impact on antibody response or vaccine effectiveness," the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said in a statement on Saturday.
https://bit.ly/2Jn65Yb
Stay home & stay safe everyone!
Jay
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