U.K. COVID Strain in RI: Mask Upgrades, Extra Caution Advised
![[CREDIT: NIAID RML]An electron microscope image of the virus that causes COVID-19. A new, more contagious strain has begun circulating in Rhode Island. Officials advise renewed caution and mask upgrades.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/COVID-19-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
PROVIDENCE, RI — Two days into a February break the Warwick School Committee decided wouldn’t warrant quarantines, the RI Department of Health reported the first cases of a more contagious […]