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Two cases of South Africa Covid strain in the UK are likely ‘the tip of the iceberg’ and restrictions ‘may be too late’
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24 Dec 2020, 17:39
Updated: 25 Dec 2020, 0:57
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THE two cases of a new Covid strain from South Africa detected in the UK are probably just the “tip of the iceberg”, experts say.
And they fear banning flights from South Africa, and strict quarantining of recent arrivals, may be “too late” to stop the spread of the new variant in the UK.
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THE two cases of the coronavirus strain from South Africa detected in the UK are probably the “tip of the iceberg”Credit: AFP or licensors