direct to your inboxA new strain of coronavirus that the Prime Minister said he is 'very concerned' about has been identified in Brazil.Little is know about the new variant currently but scientists are trying to find out whether it could cause more severe disease, or have an impact on the effectiveness of vaccines.
Boris Johnson told MPs yesterday that he was “very concerned” about the variant, and the government has now implemented a travel ban on 16 countries to reduce the risk of it being imported into the UK.
Here's what we know about the mutated virus from Brazil and what impact it may have on the pandemic.Mutations in viruses are very common and occur when there is a change in the viral genome.