A new strain of coronavirus is more infectious but doesn't make people any sicker than before, according to a global study
Scientists work in a lab testing COVID-19 samples at New York City's health department, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in New York City, New York U.S., April 23, 2020. Picture taken April 23, 2020.
"Our global tracking data show that the G614 variant in Spike has spread faster than D614," the study said. "We interpret this to mean that the virus is likely to be more infectious. Interestingly, we did not find evidence of G614 impact on disease severity." White House guidelines said that states should see either a two-week decrease in new cases or a two-week decline in their share of positive coronavirus tests before reopening. But
On Friday, the US reported 51,842 new cases, making it the third consecutive day that the country reported more than 50,000 new infections.according to CNN
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