Variant found in UK might be deadlier: PM

By Christoph Meyer
Updated January 23 2021 - 4:59am, first published 4:57am
PM Boris Johnson says a UK coronavirus variant may be linked with a rise in the mortality rate.
PM Boris Johnson says a UK coronavirus variant may be linked with a rise in the mortality rate.

There is "some evidence" that the coronavirus variant that was first detected in the UK could be deadlier than the original, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says.

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