Article 5CNQC The new UK Covid variant: your questions answered

The new UK Covid variant: your questions answered

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Linda Geddes
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You asked us about the fast-spreading coronavirus variant, here are the answers

How do scientists know the new UK variant is 70% more transmissible, and how certain are they of this figure?

Our gift to the world: the UK variant of Sars-CoV-2. There are sufficient data to quote 70% greater infectivity, but how was this figure ascertained?" D Moon, Brighton

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