DENVER - Days after the UK discovered a variant of COVID-19, the first reported case of this variant has been found in Colorado. It was found in a man in his 20s that has no recent travel history. The Colorado State Laboratory confirmed the variant and subsequently notified the CDC. The variant is seemingly more contagious than other strains but the good news is that the vaccine seems to fight the variant.

Worry about this variant has been growing since Saturday when Britain's prime minister said the new strain spends more easily than earlier ones and is already traveling quickly in England. Many countries have barred travel to and from the U.K. and southern England is back on strict lockdown. Japan announced it is barring entry from all nonresident foreign nationals.

Different strains of the virus have been around since the first case was detected in China almost a year ago. It is common for virus to undergo changes as they move through different populations. If the virus has significant mutations though that story could change. The variant has since been found in Canada, Italy, India and the United Arab Emirates.

Officials state that at this time the new strains should not cause alarm.

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