Iran Press/Europe: UK government said on Friday that the new variant maybe 30% more deadly than the original strain.
"There is no question the new variant made this fight a whole lot tougher," Hancock told a press conference.
"The critical message is we must be cautious. For all of us, our response must be extra careful," he added.
As the United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll approaches 100,000, grief-stricken relatives of the dead expressed anger at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s handling of the worst public health crisis in a century.
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