UK variant 64 percent deadlier than previous strains: study – Yahoo News Australia

The coronavirus strain that first emerged in Britain and is now spreading internationally is 64 percent more deadly than pre-existing strains, according to a study published Wednesday that confirms earlier advice to the British government.
The variant, detected late last year, is one of several to have emerged in recent months from countries with large epidemics, raising the stakes in the race to rein in the pandemic.
British authorities, who had already warned the variant was significantly more…

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