Cases of new Covid variant are 'all around the UK', say scientists
by Ian Sample, Helen Pidd and Josh Halliday from Science | The Guardian on (#5BYX7)
Monitoring shows new B117 strain has clearly spread beyond tier 4 areas
Thousands of cases of the more infectious variant of coronavirus have been detected across the UK, according to scientists, who said it had clearly spread beyond areas under the most severe tier 4 restrictions.
The latest genetic surveillance suggests the new strain spread rapidly from Kent and London in late September and reached the south-west, the Midlands and the north of England, although London, the south-east and eastern England remain by far the most affected regions.
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