COVID-19 variant found in UK spreads ‘like wildfire.’ British experts fear what will happen if US won’t lock down

On Jan. 4, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made yet another somber coronavirus-related address to the nation: A COVID-19 variant first identified in Kent, England, was thought to be between 50%-70% more infectious.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2021/02/19/covid-variant-uk-spread-like-wildfire-and-us-isnt-locking-down/4504001001/