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THE World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday said it is in “close contact” with United Kingdom (UK) officials over the emergence of a new variant of coronavirus and would update the public when it learns more about the characteristics of the virus variant and any implications.
The new variant first detected in UK is spreading more rapidly than the original version, but it is not believed to be deadlier.
There is no evidence to suggest the new variant reacts differently to vaccines. In the UK, large parts of south-east England, including London, are now under a new, stricter level of restrictions in a bid to curb the rapidly-spreading virus.