Fears Indian Covid variant could 'scupper' road map as UK cases dwindle | East London and West Essex Guardian Series
The Indian coronavirus mutation could “scupper” the UK’s march to freedom, a leading scientist has warned, despite the lockdown and vaccine programme leading to cases falling to a seven-month low. Covid-19 infections across the UK dropped to the lowest level since the autumn, according to the latest figures. But a professor of immunology has called for Britain to be on its guard against a third wave after 77 cases of another possible vaccine-busting mutation was recorded domestically. Public Health England (PHE) reported that 73 cases of the B.1.617 variant, which was first discovered i...