COVID-19 Variant Found at Barrie Long-Term Care Home

COVID-19 Variant Found at Barrie Long-Term Care Home
Workers arrive at the Roberta Place Long Term Care home in Barrie, Ont., Canada, on Jan. 18, 2021. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press
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A COVID-19 variant has been detected by health authorities at a Barrie long-term care home which is currently experiencing the virus outbreak. Testing continues to determine the exact variant strain.
Preliminary laboratory testing has identified a COVID-19 variant in six swabs at Roberta Place, a long-term care home in Barrie, Ontario, according to the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU).