Covid-19 variant is spreading across the UK and scientists already know it's more transmissible than the first we saw last year.
The first sample was discovered in a person who lived near Cantebury, Kent, back in September, according to scientists.The new mutant strain, who has 14 various mutations believed to make it 70% more infectious, has led to countries across the globe banning travellers from the UK.
The World Health Organisation has since confirmed the first sample was found in Kent on September 20, writes KentLive. Data from the Covid-19 Genomics UK Consortium shows a key sample was found "near Canterbury".Experts believe the new variant may have been created by mutating inside an "immunosuppressed" person over a long period of.