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According to the Sanger Institute, the largest variant surveillance centre in the country, AY.4.2 was responsible for 16 per cent of new cases in England in the fortnight up to November 13.
Dr Irfan Halim, 45, passed away at Royal Brompton Hospital in West London on November 14 following a nine-week battle with the virus and two months after his father Kamal, 75, also a doctor, died.
Last week the Mail on Sunday revealed thousands of vulnerable patients from across Britain are having difficulties in securing a Covid booster shot. This week they tell their stories.
Britain is currently recording around 30,000 Covid cases a day, which SAGE scientists fear will surge when schools return next week. This time last year there were 2,000 cases a day.
National Institutes of Health Director Dr Francis Collins issued his warning Sunday as the CDC reported a seven-day rolling average for new cases of 119,523.