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20.05.2021 - 23:59 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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More than 3,400 cases of the Indian coronavirus variant of concern have been identified in the UK.
Public Health England said a total of 3,424 cases across the country are now confirmed to be of the new strain.
Yesterday, Matt Hancock said the figure stood at 2,967 - that's a rise of 457 cases or 15 per cent in a day.
The new figures also show that the number of confirmed cases has risen by 2,111 in the
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Pfizer vaccine have fewer antibodies to variant of Covid first discovered in India, new research suggests. A study from the Francis Crick Institute found that older people are most at risk with levels of antibodies getting lower with increasing age.
St Andrew's House in Edinburgh earlier today the First Minister said the situation is giving cause for concern but that vaccines are providing hope. The number of people testing positive for the covid-19 has tripled in the last month with 992 new cases identified in the last 24-hour period.
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Covid Recovery said there were "encouraging signs" that the virus was under control across the country. Speaking on the BBC 's Good Morning Scotland show, the SNP MSP revealed the vaccine is working against the strains currently in circulation.
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