New mutant coronavirus strain IS more contagious by nearly 50%  

Imperial College London researchers found that the new variant that's been wreaking havoc in the UK and arrived in the UK may be 48 percent more transmissible. It is now in three states in the US. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-9105371/New-mutant-coronavirus-strain-contagious-nearly-50.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490