Coronavirus variant detected in UK may be more deadly, PM warns


  • World
  • Saturday, 23 Jan 2021

LONDON, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The coronavirus variant first identified in Britain may be more deadly than the older virus strain, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Friday.

"There is some evidence that the new variant may be associated with a higher degree of mortality," Johnson said at a Downing Street news conference.

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