B.1.617.2 COVID-19 variant now ‘dominant’ in United Kingdom

The B.1.617.2 COVID-19 variant is behind a new surge of cases in the United Kingdom, as the country faces its highest rate of infection in months.
As Redmond Shannon explains, the variant’s new dominance in England threatens to delay the country’s final stage of reopening in June.

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