20-12-2020, 13:23
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laeva recumbens anguis
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by Carth
How is that measured with any accuracy?
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https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-...ation-12161566
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It was initially found in a patient in September, Dr Hopkins said, with full genome sequencing being returned in October.
At first, there was "nothing to particularly highlight that this was something of major concern, as variants come and go", she added.
But by late November, scientists were struggling to understand why COVID-19 infections in Kent and Medway were not being lowered by national restrictions.
"Detailed clinical, behavioural and epidemiological investigations" were carried out, Dr Hopkins said, including whole genome sequencing, and a cluster of the new variant was found to be spreading in those areas.
The government was notified on Friday 11 December, after which further work was carried out to understand what was happening.
Scientists subsequently discovered that the new strain was "much more transmissible than the other variants in circulation", Dr Hopkins said.
"That made us hugely concerned and we notified government on Friday (18 December)," she added.
That was the first time "all of the evidence came together".
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