Hancock says new variant of Covid may explain fast spread of virus in south of England

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/dec/14/brexit-covid-coronavirus-boris-johnson-uk-news-live-updates?page=with:block-5fd787ac8f08a72f01ada67e#block-5fd787ac8f08a72f01ada67e

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2h ago
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Hancock says new variant of Covid may explain fast spread of virus in south of England

Hancock says a new variant of Covid has been identified.

He says this may explain the fast rise in cases in the south.

We have identified a new variant of coronavirus, which may be associated with the faster spread in the south-east of England. Initial analysis suggests that this variant is growing faster than the existing variants. We’ve currently identified over 1,000 cases with this variant, predominantly in the south of England, although cases have been identified in nearly 60 different local authority areas, and numbers are increasing rapidly.

The WHO has been notified, he says.
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[CentralMass]

1. Shite.

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2. +1

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[pansypoo53219]

3. i figure it had mutated.