Concerns over a new strain of coronavirus pose another challenge for the UK as a more dangerous strain of the virus has arrived in England from South Africa, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock told a news conference And a more dangerous type has entered the UK.
He said the new Coronavirus, which came from South Africa, was dubbed 501.V2 and had been found in two people returning from South Africa in recent days. The South African virus has the potential to spread even faster than the genetically modified strain of the coronavirus that was discovered in September, he said. There is a complete ban on travel from South Africa, and those who have come from South Africa in the last 14 days are appealed to be quarantined.
The new strain of coronavirus is thought to have nearly doubled the daily number of patients in the UK, while the death toll is rising.
