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| UPDATED: 19:31, Wed, Dec 16, 2020 Link copied Matt Hancock reveals discovery of new coronavirus variant Sign up to receive our rundown of the day s top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Experts believe the increased prevalence in the two regions - which has seen the capital, and large parts of Essex put into Tier 3 in recent days - may be linked to key mutations detected in the strain. Professor Nick Loman, from the Institute of Microbiology and Infection at the University of Birmingham, a member of the COVID-19 Genomics UK consortium (COG-UK) said: There is actually 17 changes that would affect the protein structure in some way that distinguish this variant f

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