Varför Brittiska hälsoministern informerade parlamentet om den nyupptäckta virus varianten i samband med höjningen av restriktionerna har orsakat spekulationer om att den på nått sätt kan vara extra farlig.
I den här tidningsartikeln beskrivs några anledningar varför det finns en oro:
The network of experts said VUI – 202012/01 has caused concern because it is appearing most in areas of the country where infection rates are rising quickest.
They were also concerned because it displays 17 changes to the original virus - many more than previous variants detected by their surveillance.
Prof Nick Loman, of the Institute of Microbiology and Infection at Birmingham University, said: “It is a it is a quite a striking growth in that variant, much more than we would expect to see.
He added: “We don’t have any evidence that this has come from another country. It does sort of seem to come out of nowhere.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-super-contagious-mutated-covid-23172171
När Danmark fick sitt Cluster 5 så stängde Engelsmännen ner flyg från Danmark. Idag landar på Arlanda tre direkt flyg från London?