Mutated virus variant from S.Africa in UK - health minister

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Published on December 23, 2020 - Duration: 01:08s

Mutated virus variant from S.Africa in UK - health minister

A new, potentially more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been found in Britain in cases linked to South Africa, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday.


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