UK COVID-19 Strain

Britain has sent public health officials, backed by the army, to distribute coronavirus tests door-to-door in two northern England towns to contain a fast-spreading variant that threatens the country’s lockdown-easing plans

The spread of the highly contagious U.K. variant is sparking worry about a future coronavirus surge in San Diego County.

San Diego has the largest cluster of UK variant cases in the state, reports NBC 7’s Amber Frias

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, joined LX News for a wide-ranging conversation that touched on the new COVID-19 variants, the difference between working with the Biden and Trump Administrations, his newfound fame and the moment in 2020 that made him cry.

In an interview with LX News, Dr. Anthony Fauci addressed the multiplying mutations of the coronavirus, including a U.K. variant that is thought to be more deadly as well as more contagious. Watch the full interview with Dr. Fauci on NBCLX this Tuesday at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET.

Public health officials are reporting 14,669 new cases of COVID-19 and 253 deaths, bringing the county’s totals to 1,003,923 cases and 13,741 fatalities.

Four COVID-19 variant cases were reported in San Diego County and health leader expect more cases

Three COVID-19 U.K. variant cases were reported in San Diego County, and health leaders expect more, reports NBC 7’s Melissa Adan

Even though a new strain of COVID-19 is not proven to be more deadly, it can spread more quickly and has the potential to overwhelm the health care system more rapidly. Infectious disease expert Dr. Dena Grayson joined LX News with a grim warning as we enter a New Year with historic infection rates and a virus mutation she believes...

With a new coronavirus strain spreading in England, there are concerns that the COVID-19 vaccines won’t be effective against it. Public health physician, professor, and health policy expert Dr. Vin Gupta joined LX News to discuss why confidence is high that the FDA approved vaccines will fight the new variant of the virus.

Multiple countries are closing their borders to the U.K. after a new coronavirus strain was discovered that is believed to be much more infectious. Dr. Noc, a scientist who has been educating TikTok users on the virus, stopped by LX News to answer our questions about what exactly this means.