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Q+A: Indian coronavirus variant – what is it and what effect will it have?

By Grace C Roberts, Research Fellow in Virology, Queen's University Belfast

British prime minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his trip to India, with the country being added to the UK’s “red list” of restricted destinations. COVID-19 cases in India are rising sharply and a specific variant of the virus – B1617 – is becoming increasingly common there.

B1617 has also been found outside of India, including in the UK. Cases in Britain appear to be doubling each week:…

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