New coronavirus variant found in UK
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inbox A new variant of coronavirus is under investigation in the UK after scientists identified 16 cases.
Public Health England (PHE) has announced that cases of the variant, referred to as VUI-202102/04, were first identified on February 15.They have been discovered through genomic horizon scanning with the variant understood to have originated in the UK.PHE said on Thursday that all individuals who tested positive and their contacts have been traced and advised to isolate and said the variant was designated a "variant under investigation" (VUI) on February 24.The latest findings mean there are now four VUIs and four "variants of concern" (VOC) being tracked by scientists in the UK.The new identified variant contains the.
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