Bemused Bedford shrugs off arrival of Indian Covid variant
Sun 16 May 2021 06.00 EDT Watching the bustle of shoppers outside the DIY superstore on Bedford’s London Road, it was hard to grasp that it was the frontline in the UK’s evolving battle against the variant of Covid-19 that was first detected in India. This part of town had recorded the biggest rise in Covid cases in Bedford, itself one of a handful of hotspots in the UK where the variant has gained a foothold. Rates of growth in the Bedford area of Kingsbrook have been conspicuously high. On 1 May reports indicate it had registered 0-2 Covid cases per 100,000 people. A week later, this ha...
Source: theguardian.com