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New mutants: Covid variants worry health officials around the world | Medical research – BollyInside
In December, the UK reported a worrying variant of Covid-19, commonly known as variant B117, which appeared to be more transmissible. Since then,
In December, the UK reported a worrying variant of Covid-19, commonly known as variant B117, which appeared to be more transmissible. Since then, scientists have established that B117 is somewhere between 50% to 70% more transmissible than other variants. If more people fall ill there is more pressure on health systems, and in the UK health services are so overburdened that a nationwide lockdown has been imposed.
While many scientists say B117 does not appear to be deadlier, researchers at the UK…
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