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Explainer | Here’s everything you need to know about the UK strain and why is a cause for concern

More than 80 percent of Punjab’s new COVID-19 samples show the presence of a UK variant. While new variants, or strains, of SARS-CoV-2 virus have been found almost since the beginning of the pandemic, what makes the UK strain is a cause for concern? Here’s an explainer to understand the situation.

March 23, 2021 / 19:37 IST
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