Covid live: Biden ‘likely’ to release full report on virus origins; Germany to offer jab to children aged 12 and over
by Lucy Campbell (now); Yohannes Lowe, Rhi Storer, Ma from World news | The Guardian on (#5JARH)
US president likely to release report detailing the US findings on the origins of Covid in full; Germany to make vaccine available to children 12 and over
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Up to three-quarters of new UK Covid cases are thought to be caused by the variant first detected in India, as the reported number more than doubled to almost 7,000, Matt Hancock said on Thursday.
The variant, known as B.1.617.2, is now dominant in the UK and has been linked to a rise in cases in hotspots around the country. Data released on Thursday by Public Health England (PHE) shows 6,959 cases have been confirmed so far in the UK, up from 3,424 the week before.
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