NEW STUDY, PERFORMED IN NEW YORK, WARNS RATS CAN CARRY COVID-19 VARIANTS

NEW STUDY, PERFORMED IN NEW YORK, WARNS RATS CAN CARRY COVID-19 VARIANTS

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A medical professional wearing a protective face and equipment performs a test on a patient who is waiting inline to be tested for COVID-19 at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens, N.Y., in March 2020. A new study suggests that rats in the city and other urban areas can carry COVID-19 variants. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo