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Exactly what the different variants of Covid are, how much are in the UK, what they do and are experts worried about them
Here is the lowdown on for key Covid variants
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The reason why politicians and experts are so hesitant to make long term commitments on coronavirus restrictions is the risk posed by new variants.
Covid-19: New variant with potentially worrying mutations found in UK Variant detected in 10 countries, with 32 cases identified in United Kingdom, say researchers
Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 22:32 Updated: Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 22:38
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Researchers at the University of Edinburgh say the new variant contains a worrying mutation that is thought to make the virus better able to evade neutralising antibodies produced by the body. File photograph: iStock
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Another coronavirus variant with a potentially worrying set of mutations has been detected in 10 countries, including the UK.
Another New COVID Variant Identified in The UK With a Worrying Set of Mutations Published February 16th, 2021 - 10:38 GMT In this file photo taken on February 9, 2021 nurse Janete Da Silva Oliveira prepares a dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the Nossa Senhora Livramento community on the banks of the Rio Negro near Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil. The vaccination campaign against COVID-19 that began a month ago in Brazil has been hampered by the lack of available doses and a cacophony due to the lack of national coordination from the Bolsonaro government. The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, said on February 15, 2021 that the vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus will be interrupted on February 16 until next week due to lack of doses. MICHAEL DANTAS / AFP