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New virus strain to cause more deaths in Britain: study – Gulf News
The new variant is likely to boost hospitalisations and deaths from COVID next year
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday the new viral strain “may be up to 70 per cent more transmissible than the original version of the disease”.
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Paris: A mutated coronavirus strain spreading in Britain is on average 56 per cent more contagious than the original version, scientists have warned in a study, urging a fast vaccine rollout to help prevent more deaths.
The new variant, which emerged in southeast England in November and is spreading fast, is likely…
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