A rapidly spreading strain of the coronavirus has been identified in England, adding more than 1,000 cases to the UK’s total count, the health secretary said, after confirming London is entering the top tier of Covid-19 measures.
The new variant has been located in southeastern England, Matt Hancock revealed on Monday, saying that scientists at Porton Down, the country’s secretive military and public health research facility, had been analysing the new form of the virus.
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