Article 5W337 Next Covid strain could kill many more, warn scientists ahead of England restrictions ending

Next Covid strain could kill many more, warn scientists ahead of England restrictions ending

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Robin McKie Science editor and Michael Savage Poli
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Demands grow for government science chiefs to reveal evidence backing move to lift last protective measures

A future variant of Covid-19 could be much more dangerous and cause far higher numbers of deaths and cases of serious illness than Omicron, leading UK scientists have warned.

As a result, many of them say that caution needs to be taken in lifting the last Covid restrictions in England, as Boris Johnson plans to do next week.

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