News Item – There are now 18 confirmed cases of the UK COVID variant in Durham

Dionne Aleman, a University of Toronto professor, CHE affiliate and expert in pandemic modelling, points to early studies that show B117 to be about 50 per cent more transmissible than previous variants.

“We need to be that much more cautious in the interactions that we have with people outside our household,” she said.

Full article at: DurhamRegion.com (February 14: Peterborough Examiner, St. Catharines Standard)