General
UK detects South African coronavirus variant in 11 people across country with no travel links
As many as 11 people in different regions of England have tested positive for the South African coronavirus variant without having any links to people who have travelled.
Key points:
- Health Minister says those in the affected areas needed to be tested
- Positive tests in affected areas will be sequenced to identify any further spread
- Scientists say the new variant appears more transmissible, but no evidence of more severity
Scientists have said the variant appears to be more transmissible, but there is no evidence that it causes more severe disease.
However, several laboratory studies have found that it reduces vaccine and antibody therapy efficacy.
The new infections have prompted mass testing in the eight affected areas in an attempt to…
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