South African Covid-19 variant has reached the UK, says Matt Hancock
by Ian Sample and Natalie Grover from Science | The Guardian on (#5C0WA)
Two people in UK test positive for variant as government bans travel to England from South Africa
A highly concerning" new variant of coronavirus that is suspected of fuelling a rise in cases in South Africa has been detected in the UK, Matt Hancock has said.
Surveillance by Public Health England on Tuesday identified two people who contracted the virus after being in contact with separate travellers from South Africa. One case is in London, the other in the north-west.
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