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British strain of Covid-19 may be more deadly, says UK government – Channel 4 News
There is some evidence the new variant of Covid-19 that emerged in the south of England before Christmas is more deadly, the Prime Minister said today.
There is some evidence the new variant of Covid-19 that emerged in the south of England before Christmas is more deadly, the Prime Minister said today.
This was just a day after he reassured us it was not.
Speaking at a press conference earlier, Boris Johnson said the number of Covid patients in hospital was now nearly 80 per cent higher than in the first peak in April.
The latest 24-hour figures show a further 1,401 people have died, bringing the official UK total to 95,981.
There have been 40,261…
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