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New Covid Variant: What It Means When A Virus Changes – HuffPost Australia
The new variant could be behind rising coronavirus infections. Here’s what we know.

A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, has been identified in the UK and may be growing faster than existing variants of the virus, health secretary Matt Hancock has said.
It’s thought the new variant could be the cause of rising infection rates in London and the south of England. Here’s what you need to know.
What is the new variant called?
People on social media have already nicknamed the new variant: Covid-20. However its formal name is VUI – 202012/01, which basically stands for…
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