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UK detects 77 cases of South African COVID variant, 9 of Brazilian
UK detects 77 cases of South African COVID variant, 9 of Brazilian

UK detects 77 cases of South African COVID variant, 9 of Brazilian

Reading Time: 2 minutes LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Britain has detected 77 cases of the South African variant of COVID-19, the health minister said on Sunday, also urging people to strictly follow lockdown rules as the best precaution against Britain’s own potentially more deadly variant. Matt Hancock said all 77 cases were connected to travel from

South African Covid variant may make vaccines 50 % less effective

South African Covid variant may make vaccines 50 % less effective

Reading Time: 2 minutes The South African Covid variant could make current vaccines 50 per cent less effective, British Health Minister Matt Hancock has claimed. In video footage of a webinar with travel agents, the Health Secretary warned that the importation of the variant could ruin Britain’s vaccination drive and send the country “back to square