Rapid spread of India Covid variant in UK is ‘worrying’, say scientists

Cases of variant B1617 reach 400, but Public Health England says there is no evidence of a threat to vaccines

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Coronavirus variants first detected in India risk becoming the UK's second most dominant within weeks, experts have warned after total cases rose to 400.

Public Health England (PHE) said on Thursday that there was no evidence of widespread community transmission or that these variants cause more severe disease or render the vaccines currently deployed any less effective".