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UK coronavirus variant appears to be more deadly, study suggests, but more research is needed

UK coronavirus variant appears to be more deadly, study suggests, but more research is needed
CNN
3/10/2021
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN
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Critical Care staff carry out a tracheostomy procedure on a Covid-19 patient on the Christine Brown ward at King s College Hospital in London on January 27, 2021.
The coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, which was first identified in the United Kingdom, is associated with an estimated 64% higher risk of dying from Covid-19, suggests new research published in a peer-reviewed journal.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 15: Registered Nurse Laxman Adhikari conducts a nasal swab test in the clinical assessment room at St George Hospital COVID-19/ Flu Assessment Clinic on May 15, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. St George Hospital has been operating a COVID-19 and flu assessment clinic since 19 March 2020. Since being set up ....

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Coronavirus variant first identified in UK appears to be more deadly, study suggests

UK coronavirus variant appears to be more deadly, study suggests, but more research is needed
CNN
3/10/2021
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN
© Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
Critical Care staff carry out a tracheostomy procedure on a Covid-19 patient on the Christine Brown ward at King s College Hospital in London on January 27, 2021.
The coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, which was first identified in the United Kingdom, is associated with an estimated 64% higher risk of dying from Covid-19, suggests new research published in a peer-reviewed journal.
© Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 15: Registered Nurse Laxman Adhikari conducts a nasal swab test in the clinical assessment room at St George Hospital COVID-19/ Flu Assessment Clinic on May 15, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. St George Hospital has been operating a COVID-19 and flu assessment clinic since 19 March 2020. Since being set up ....

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