UK VARIANT
Honolulu, HAWAII — A highly contagious COVID-19 variant first detected in southeast England may be present in Hawaii, state health officials said Tuesday.
Test specimens from four people in Hawaii contained a molecular signal associated with the U.K. variant.
Now, the state’s public health...

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