State lab to start checking for coronavirus variant in NC The Citizen 5 years ago North Carolina’s public health lab will soon start gene sequencing efforts to determine if a variant of the coronavirus is circulating in the state. Source: WRAL News Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Schools, cities watching coronavirus' omicron variant for possible changes to mask policiesDateDecember 1, 2021In relation toEducationDuke virologist: "We don't need to panic" over new coronavirus variantsDateJanuary 23, 2021In relation toNewsNew infections in NC dropping rapidly; state doing better than neighborsDateSeptember 24, 2021In relation toNews