Health expert on new Brazil Covid variant found near Somerset
Two cases of the new strain have been confirmed near the county
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The Apex Hotel in Bath has become a rapid test site (Image: Bath Live/BANES)
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A public health director has said the new Brazil variant of coronavirus is no immediate cause for concern after it was discovered near Somerset.
How Bath and North East Somerset s coronavirus cases soared to record levels
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Bath expert says Britain has not performed spectacularly well in controlling coronavirus
He said it was time for sadness and reflection after the country recorded 100,000 deaths from the virus
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Covid patient numbers at Royal United Hospital in Bath remain at near-record levels
The number of people receiving treatment for the virus there peaked last week
Critical Care staff take care of COVID-19 patients on the Christine Brown ward at King s College Hospital in London, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool) (Image: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Bath and North East Somerset s Covid infection numbers fall
Yet hospital admissions could still rise, one expert has warned
A new mass vaccination centre has come to Bath Racecourse, Lansdown (Image: Bath Live)
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