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"More Transmissible" South African Variant Of SARS-CoV-2 Confirmed In The UK

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"More Transmissible" South African Variant Of SARS-CoV-2 Confirmed In The UK

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Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.

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The variant of SARS-CoV-2 suspected to be driving the second wave of COVID-19 in South Africa has been confirmed by British Health Minister Matt Hancock. The announcement came during a press conference on the changes to social restriction over the next week. 

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