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New coronavirus variant spreading quickly, U.K. medical officer says
Boris Johnson held emergency talks with his Cabinet on Saturday as the government’s scientific advisors said a new variant of the coronavirus was accelerating the spread of infections.England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, said that based on preliminary modelling data and rapidly rising incidence rates in the south of England, a government virus advisory group thinks the new strain can spread more quickly.There is no current evidence to suggest the new strain is more deadly or that it affects vaccines and treatments, he added.