Health
New UK Covid strain reaches Australia; 2 travellers infected – The Tribune India
No proof to suggest it’s deadlier, says Indo-US physician Vivek Murthy
Singapore/washington, Dec 21
Australia today said it had detected cases of the new fast-spreading Covid strain, identified in the United Kingdom. Two travellers from the UK to Australia’s New South Wales state were found carrying the mutated variant of the virus that Britain has said could be up to 70% more infectious.
Both are in hotel quarantine, and the recent spike in infections in Sydney is not linked to this, authorities said.
The new UK strain has prompted Britain’s European neighbours and…
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