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UK Covid-19 variant has significantly higher death rate, study finds

In a study that compared death rates among people in Britain infected with the new SARS-CoV-2 variant, known as B.1.1.7, against those infected with other strains, scientists said the new variant...

File Photo: Gravediggers carry a coffin during a collective burial of people that have passed away due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at the Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus, Brazil April 28, 2020. Picture taken April 28, 2020/ Reuters
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Brazil experts issue warning over Covid-19 as hospitals 'close to collapse'

UK variant of Covid-19 found in Bangladesh in January 
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UK variant of Covid-19 found in Bangladesh in January 

A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, Oxford study indicates

The World Health Organization says pregnant women can be badly affected by some respiratory infections, and that it is not known whether mothers with Covid-19 can pass the virus to their babies during pregnancy or delivery Photo: Reuters
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B117 coronavirus variant might soon become dominant in Germany: RKI head

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No reason to think vaccines ineffective against Covid variants - UK's Johnson

Alisha Narvaez, a manager at International Funeral & Cremation Services, transports a body to the funeral home in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
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New York officials downplay concern over new coronavirus variant

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Scientists find worrying new Covid variant in New York City

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EU leaders meet to speed up vaccine rollout in race against variants

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Japan finds more than 90 cases of new Covid-19 virus variant

People wearing protective face masks wait for passengers to arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after India cancelled all flights from the UK over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
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India to test travellers from Brazil, South Africa, UK after detecting new virus strains

The World Health Organization says pregnant women can be badly affected by some respiratory infections, and that it is not known whether mothers with Covid-19 can pass the virus to their babies during pregnancy or delivery Photo: Reuters
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India reports South Africa Covid strain in 4 returnees, Brazil variant in 1

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Covid-19 new variant may be 70 percent more deadly - UK study