The New York State Department of Health (DoH) has confirmed three additional cases of the variant of Covid-19
“Two cases are related to the first case in Saratoga County. An additional case in Nassau County was confirmed that appears to be unrelated,” he added.
The three cases were sequenced through DoH’s Wadsworth Center which had analyzed more than 2,200 viral sequences as part of the state’s new strain testing program, said an official release on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.
“The UK strain is here, it is real, and the Usain Bolt-like speed through which it spreads is nothing short of frightening,” the governor was quoted as saying.
“There’s no mystery as to how it got here — it got on a plane and flew here from Europe, just like the original strain did. Yet, the federal government continues to refuse to learn from the spring and mandate testing for all international travellers. Their failure to act…