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Schools ‘may need to close to control new variant’ – BBC News
Variant spreads 56% faster and may need tougher measures to control, a study suggests.
By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent
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Schools and universities may need to close, on top of tier 4 restrictions, to bring the new UK coronavirus variant under control, a rapid analysis says.
The work,
which is still preliminary, calculates the variant is spreading 56% faster than other forms of the virus.
The researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine say whether schools can stay open is the key question for the New Year.
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