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Complete control over international variants “almost impossible” says scientist – Yahoo New Zealand News
Nervtag’s Professor Peter Horby, said certain measures could help slow down the spread of new strains but would not completely stop them.
Some people wait and some people arrive in the arrivals area at Heathrow Airport. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Gaining complete control over international COVID-19 variants coming into the UK is almost impossible, a top scientist has said.
Professor Peter Horby, who chairs the Government’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag), said on Saturday that certain measures could help slow down the spread of new strains but would not completely stop them moving around.
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