Keep kids at home plea as contagious new strain of coronavirus detected in the Tees Valley
The new strain is up to 70% more contagious than the original one
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The contagious new strain of the coronavirus is now in the Tees Valley.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the new strain of Covid-19 is up to 70% more transmissible than previous strains of the virus.
Stockton Council s Leader Bob Cook has confirmed that the highly transmissible variant has been detected in the Tees Valley.