Scientists think they know when, where and how the new coronavirus strain started – Liverpool Echo

Scientists believe they know exactly when, where and how the new strain of coronavirus began.
According to scientists, the first sample of the new coronavirus strain was discovered in a person who lived near Canterbury in Kent in September.
The new variant is highly contagious and spreads faster than the previous strain of Covid-19, but it is not thought to be more deadly or to make people more unwell.
The new variant, whose 14 different mutations are thought to make it up to 70% more infectious…

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