Multiple variants of COVID-19 have been documented in the United Kingdom, United States mainly in California, South Africa and globally.
Viruses constantly change through mutation, and new variants of a virus are expected to occur over time.
Sometimes new variants emerge and disappear, other times, new variants emerge and persist.
Meghan Hudson is a Public Health Nurse with the DHSD in Nain.
She says that a variant from the United Kingdom B117 was detected in the St. John’s area and this virus is more contagious.
Hudson also urges everyone to adhere to the Chief Medical Officers guidelines and continue to wash your hands, use sanitizer and wear a mask.
We will be speaking with Meghan Hudson later in the AtjiKangitut Program to find out more about these variants.