As the new variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 circulating in the UK hits the headlines, back home in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut city three members of the same family who returned from the UK have tested positive for COVID-19. All three returnees are feared to be carrying the new strain of coronavirus, said a source. As per the experts, this strain is more transmissible than other SARS-CoV-2 variants. Of the new variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 circulating in the UK, one mutation has been of particular concern. Back home, on December 25, 63 new positive cases of Coronavirus was reported in Meerut alone, taking its total tally to 20,402.

Source: dna December 26, 2020 06:45 UTC