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Covid: Concern increases over India variant in UK – BBC News
Public health experts want the version B.1.617.2 to be made a “variant of concern”, the BBC has been told.
By Jim Reed & Ella WillsBBC News
image captionA coronavirus variant first identified in India is being investigated by scientists across the world
Public health experts have recommended a version of the Indian Covid variant found in the UK to be made a “variant of concern”, the BBC has been told.
Public Health England (PHE) has been tracking a variant known as B.1.617.2, which appears to have been spreading more quickly in the UK than others.
Scientists believe it is more transmissible than the…
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