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As B1.617.2 Covid variant spreads rapidly in parts of UK authorities enhance vaccination, increase testing – Hindustan Times
Matt Hancock said the health authorities are monitoring the situation “very carefully” and will not hesitate to take further action if necessary
The case numbers related to the B1.617.2 variant of Covid-19, first identified in India, have more than doubled within a week in the UK, resulting in further surge testing and enhanced vaccine measures to be deployed in parts of the country where the strain is beginning to spread increasingly rapidly.
Public Health England (PHE) said on Thursday that its latest analysis shows the number of cases of the highly transmissible variant first detected in Maharashtra has risen from 520 last week to 1,313…
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