First Known Case of COVID-19 Variant in New York Linked to Jewelry Store

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First Known Case of COVID-19 Variant in New York Linked to Jewelry Store

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Ohh, this is not good, and I hope no one else associated with the jewelry store catches it. :?

First Known Case of COVID-19 Variant in New York Linked to Jewelry Store
January 6, 2021 by Emili Vesilind

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"The first person to be infected with the new and faster-spreading variant of COVID-19 in New York state has been identified. And the patient is linked to a beloved and historic Saratoga Springs fine jewelry store, N. Fox Jewelers.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office sent an email yesterday notifying residents of the state’s first confirmed case of the variant, technically called the B117 variant, which was first identified in the U.K., where its spread has been significant.

The alert asked anyone who visited the store between Dec. 18 and Dec. 24 to “please get tested as soon as possible.”

N. Fox Jewelers didn’t return a request for comment, but in a prepared statement the retailer said it had been notified by state health officials late Monday that they had detected a case of the COVID-19 U.K. strain “in somebody associated with the retail store.” It’s unknown if the person in question, whom Cuomo’s office identified as a man, was an employee, vendor, or customer, or had some other relationship with the retail store or its employees. The man had not traveled recently, Cuomo’s office detailed, suggesting he contracted the virus locally.

The store elected to close immediately, and remains closed at this time. All store employees tested negative for the virus, the retailer noted.

“N. Fox Jewelers takes the health and safety of our staff and patrons very seriously and we are working closely with state health officials on contract tracing, as well as operating guidelines given recent developments,” said a company spokesperson in the statement. The statement also noted that the store’s owners “urge anyone who visited N. Fox Jewelers between Dec. 18 and Dec. 23 to be tested.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website states that multiple COVID-19 variants are circulating globally, and that the B117 variant seems to spread more easily and quickly than other variants, but that ... "

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