A team of scientists has analysed the first wave of the Covid-19 outbreak in the UK.
Their analysis draws on >50k virus genome sequences – 26k of which were gathered through the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium – offering a never before seen level of insight into the origins and behaviour of transmission chains since the start of the pandemic.
The UK is fortunate to host the world s largest COVID-19 sequencing consortium which has provided unparalleled . insights into COVID-19 epidemiology Dr Erik Volz Study author
The full analysis, from scientists at the universities of Oxford, Edinburgh and Imperial College London, published in Science, reveals the virus was introduced to the UK well over a thousand times in early 2020 and that the rate and source of introduction changed very quickly.
LONDON, Jan 7 ― Children, teenagers and young adults appear to be more affected by the B.1.1.7 variant of Covid-19 initially detected in the UK, then in South Africa, British research reports. Still, the data should not cause alarm to parents, say certain experts, who explain that the youngest.
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Mutant Covid strain tripled transmission of the virus even during November lockdown, figures show
The current R rate in England is 1.1-1.3 according to the latest Government figures, which means the virus is spreading
1 January 2021 • 5:29pm
More than 60 per cent of new infections in London were now accounted for by the new variant, said Sir Patrick Vallance, who added: It moves fast and is becoming the dominant variant.
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The new, mutant strain of Covid-19 is likely to have tripled the transmission of the virus, even during November’s lockdown, figures show.
Professor Axel Gandy, chair in statistics at Imperial College London, said the high rate of infection in the new coronavirus variant meant that the rate of reproduction had been driven up by as much as 0.7.