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Indian coronavirus variant in the UK seems to be more transmissible

By Adam Vaughan A covid-19 mobile testing unit in Tower Hamlets, London REUTERS//Peter Nicholls A form of the coronavirus variant first identified in India, which is now spreading in the UK, appears to be spread at last as easily as the more highly transmissible “Kent variant” that now dominates UK infections. The variant, called B.1.617.2… Read More »

What you need to know about coronavirus today

A version of this story appeared in the September 16 edition of CNN’s Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. Sign up here to receive the need-to-know headlines every weekday. At an ABC town hall in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, the President hit back at a question over his remarks to renowned journalist Bob Woodward… Read More »