Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams: US seeks more UK virus strain info

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome ams says government is looking closely at a new strain of coronavirus identified in U.K.

ams told reporters outside White House on Monday that re is evidence new strain is more dangerous.

"So, we're working with WHO, we're working with CDC, we're working with UK to figure out wher this new strain of virus is going to behave any differently," he told reporters.

He ded, "This virus is still barely a year old and we're still learning about it each and every day, and we want people to kw that we're giving m best information, best vice we can, based on what we kw w. "

ams says people should "double down" on recommendations to wear a mask, social distance, and put off this year's holiday garings.