What we know about the new coronavirus strain

Published on 22 Dec 2020 1:18:20 PM

A new variant of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Britain.

Experts reassure there is no evidence that this new strain is more deadly.

But it could be up to 70% more infectious, and increase the "R" rate - or how much it spreads - by 0.4.

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