The Latest on COVID-19

• ​​The Mu variant of the coronavirus has been confirmed to be in all 50 states. It was first detected in the U.S. in Nebraska. According to Outbreak.Info, as of Sept. 4, almost 6,000 Mu variant sequences have been detected worldwide. More than 2,400 of those sequences were discovered in the U.S.
• A new study finds that President Biden’s plan to get the American workforce vaccinated for COVID-19 or tested weekly is popular among workers. A survey released by business management platform Qualtrics found that 60% of workers support vaccination requirements, although 23% said they’d consider quitting if their employer imposed such a rule.
• A hospital in upstate New York is "pausing" deliveries of babies as some employees of the maternity unit are resigning over the state’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements, reported CNN.