direct to your inboxProfessor Chris Whitty has issed a statement on the new new strain of coronavirus that has been detected in England - and says it can spread more quickly.The chief medical officer for England says the UK has now alerted the World Health Organisation (WHO).Work is currently being undertaken to see whether or not the new strain causes a higher mortality rate or affects vaccines and treatments.However Prof Whitty says there is no evidence at this stage to suggest this.He said in