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Kent variant may be 70 percent more deadly: UK study – Al Jazeera English
Latest figures also suggest women are increasingly at risk, compared to the original, first-wave coronavirus strain.
The highly infectious variant of the novel coronavirus that is predominant in the United Kingdom may be up to 70 percent more deadly than previous strains, according to a report by the governments scientific advisers.
The findings from the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG), published on Friday on the governments website, underscored concerns about how mutations may change the characteristics of SARS-CoV2 the virus that causes COVID-19 and alter the course of the…
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