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Covid-19: UK cases of variant from India rise by 160% in a week

Jacqui Wise

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Abstract

Covid-19: UK cases of variant from India rise by 160% in a week Jacqui WiseFailures in the government's test and trace system may have contributed to the spread of the B.1.617.2 variant in the UK, cases of which have risen by more than 160% in the past week.1

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