Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer Williams Scientists have warned that a new strain of coronavirus from India could soon be classified as a 'variant of concern'.
Dozens of cases of the Indian variant have now been identified in the UK - 73 in England and another four in Scotland. Prime minister Boris Johnson has cancelled a visit to India later this month as the south Asian country battles to contain another wave of the virus.
Danny Altmann, professor of immunology at Imperial College London, said vulnerable people could be “caught out” by new variants of the virus which causes Covid-19.
The variant from India, also known as B.1.617, is currently designated as a 'variant under investigation' (VUI) by Prof Altmann
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