The Detroit Free Press reports that prisoners and staff at a state correctional facility in Michigan are now being tested daily for the coronavirus after the detection of the highly contagious B.1.1.7 variant of coronavirus. The variant, which first appeared in the United Kingdom in September, spreads more easily than other previously identified strains.

Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/02/10/b-1-1-7-coronavirus-variant-found-at-ionia-prison/6702113002/