Just as vaccines begin to offer hope for a path out of the pandemic, officials in Britain on Saturday sounded an urgent alarm about what they called a highly contagious new variant of the coronavirus circulating in England.
Citing the rapid spread of the virus through London and surrounding areas, Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed the country’s most stringent lockdown since March. “When the virus changes its method of attack, we must change our method of defense,” he said.
In South Africa, a similar version of the virus has emerged, which seems to share some of the mutations seen in the British variant.
Scientists are worried about these variants, but not surprised by them.
The Coronavirus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean for Us? (msn.com)
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