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Qld man has super-contagious UK mutant COVID strain
Queensland Health said the man in his 30s had been taken to hospital from hotel quarantine.He had recently returned from Ghana.Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said genomic sequencing revealed the man had the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.The UK variant is believed to be up to 70 per cent more contagious.“This detection highlights the importance of our hotel quarantine policy, especially for overseas travellers,” Dr Young said.“Cases are rising at a…
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