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The Indian variant has scientists worried, but the PM's instinct, to make the timetable work, is the correct response.

What have government ministers said? Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "anxious" about the variant and was not ruling out regional restrictions. He said:  "At the moment there is a very wide range of scientific opinion about what could happen. "There is a range of things we could do, we are ruling nothing out." Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said that Mondays easing of restrictions will still go-ahead despite concerns around the variant. He said: "We think that the roadmap for Monday r...

They are the first known domestic deaths from the new variant of the virus which has been declared a variant of concern in the UK.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a Covid-19 press conference from Downing Street at 5pm today

THE Indian variant of Covid-19 has been identified in the south west, Public Health Dorset confirmed.

What is driving the mutation's growth, should we be concerned – and will the vaccination programme still be effective?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a Covid-19 press conference from Downing Street at 5pm today

New coronavirus cases involving the Indian variant have more than doubled in a week as Boris Johnson said it could pose a “serious disruption to our progress” coming out of lockdown. Data from Public Health England (PHE) published on Thursday shows a steep rise in cases associated with B1617.2, which has been designated as a “variant of concern”, from 520 last week to 1,313. Speaking at a Downing Street press conference on Friday, England’s chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitt...

The Indian Covid variant has caused growing concern in the UK where cases almost doubled in a week. Official data on Friday revealed that four Brits have died in the UK after contracting the mutant strain. Cases of the Indian variant, also known as the B16172 strain, rose from 520 last week to more than 1,300 as of May 12. In a press conference on Friday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned the Indian coronavirus variant could “pose a serious...

What we know about Indian Covid in the UK "B16172 seems to be slightly more transmissible and capable of outcompeting the B117 or B1351 (South African variant) to become the dominant variant in the UK." The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be u...