New coronavirus strain in uk infects or increases by 70%

, Dec. 20 (Xinhua
) -- British Prime Minister Johnson and related scientists said Thursday that a new strain of the faster-spreading coronavirus has emerged in the United Kingdom, with a 70 percent increase in infectious power, but there is no evidence that it will lead to more serious conditions, and the new coronary vaccine should still be effective against it.
Johnson and The UK's chief medical officer, Whitty, said the new strain, discovered through Public Health England's virus genome monitoring, has now been confirmed to be more contagious than the original strain.announcing stricter controls on millions of people at a press conference,
S. Johnson said: "There is no evidence that it causes more severe symptoms or higher mortality, but it does seem to be more contagious." Mr
added: "While there is still uncertainty, the strain may be 70 per cent more contagious than the original virus. This is preliminary data and is subject to further assessment. New
in the UK have soared in the past two weeks, according to a new statistic.
, the UK's chief scientific officer, noted that the new crown vaccine still appears to be sufficient to trigger an effective immune response against the new variant.
, south-east England, east and other regions, new strains of the virus have become the main form of the virus, " said Mr. Valance. It spreads rapidly, leading to a surge in hospital admissions. The United
submitted its findings to WHO on the evening of the 18th. WHO says it is in close contact with british authorities and is committed to informing the public of the characteristics of the variant virus.