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UK coronavirus variant is taking over UK amid warnings it’s ‘travelling around the world’ – Yahoo News
The COVID-19 variant that originated in Kent has been detected in over 100 countries.
COVID cases per million people across Europe. The darker the red the more cases there are. (Our World in Data)
The coronavirus variant that originated in Kent is spreading across the world and is at risk of becoming the dominant strain in several countries, a top scientist has said.
The variant which is believed to have originated in Kent in September last year has already taken over in the UK and is responsible for 98% of new cases.
The strain, known scientifically as B.1.1.7, has spread to about…
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