UK says new Covid-19 strain spreads faster
The prime minister imposed a new lockdown on London and large parts of southeast England on Saturday
20 December 2020 - 15:18
London — UK health officials raised the alarm about a variant of the coronavirus that’s spreading quickly across London and southeast England.
The variant of Covid-19 has almost two dozen mutations that may affect proteins made by the coronavirus, Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, said at the weekend. It’s rapidly becoming the dominant strain in the capital and the southeast, he said...
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