As many as 130 samples were sequenced in this study. Among the variants of concern (VoC), the most predominant variant we found in our study was B.1.617.
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May 26, 2021
LONDON: Boris Johnson’s controversial comments about burka-wearing women gave the impression the Tories are “insensitive to Muslim communities”, according to an independent review into alleged discrimination in the party.
The inquiry found anti-Muslim sentiment was seen at local association and individual levels but claims of “institutional racism” were not borne out by evidence of the way complaints were handled.
Tory party chairwoman Amanda Milling apologised to “anyone who has been hurt by discriminatory behaviour of others or failed by our system”.
One of the issues highlighted by the report was the Prime Minister’s 2018 Daily Telegraph column in 2018 which described Muslim women who wear the burka as looking like “letterboxes” and “bank robbers”.
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