“Now there’s this variant that will make that race even harder.”Advertisement‘We’re losing the race with coronavirus. The Port of Dover in England was closed in December after France issued a temporary ban on travel from the U.K. to halt the spread of a new coronavirus variant. In reality, the U.K. variant would probably meet a bit more resistance in the United States. AdvertisementIn Britain, the increased infectiousness of the U.K. strain was demonstrated by two groups of researchers using multiple techniques. Ambulances line up outside the Royal London Hospital as the new coronavirus strain fuels a record surge of COVID-19.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 10, 2021 12:56 UTC