Early evidence suggests the variant of coronavirus that emerged in the UK may be more deadly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.
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However, there remains huge uncertainty around the numbers – and vaccines are still expected to work.
The data comes from mathematicians comparing death rates in people infected with either the new or the old versions of the virus.
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The new more infectious variant has already spread widely across the UK and other part of the world with Ghana also confirming a trait of the UK variant of the deadly virus
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