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How much more contagious is the new strain of COVID B117 detected in the UK – ABC News
The new coronavirus variant sweeping the UK is bad. But just how bad?
As countries around the world grapple with the challenges of rolling out urgently needed COVID-19 vaccines, health authorities are now facing another major hurdle: a more contagious form of coronavirus.
The newly-identified variant, first recognised in England in late September, has spread to at least 45 countries and prompted lockdowns and new restrictions across Australia.
Initially, it was unclear whether the high number of cases of the variant in the UK were because it was more transmissible…
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