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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has summoned ministers after the emergence of the new strain. Reuters.
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has summoned ministers after the emergence of the new strain. Reuters.
Boris Johnson calls crisis meeting over new Covid-19 variant
A troubling new coronavirus strain has also been found in South Africa