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Coronavirus new strain symptoms: Emerging evidence of B117 strain’s lineage – Express

CORONAVIRUS mutant B117 first came under scientific investigation after becoming the dominant strain in London and the South East of the UK. What’s the latest information…

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Initial research by Public Health England (PHE) suggested the B117 mutant caused “no significant difference in the risk of hospitalisation or death” in people infected with it.
However, as time has pressed on, new analyses have found “consistent” evidence that the B117 mutant leads to “increased disease severity in people”.
This is based on different research studies conducted by Imperial College London, University of Exeter and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
All three institutions…

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