AdvertisementA new 'triple mutant' Covid variant with a 'strange combination' of genes is being probed by virologists in Yorkshire - as England's R rate creeps up to 0.9 amid the spread of the Indian strain. King's College London experts also suggested Covid cases were flat, with 2,700 people being struck down with symptoms of Covid every day, which was no change on the previous week's estimate. Department of Health figures on Covid cases in the country also show they may have started to rise. But Dr Yvonne Doyle, PHE's medical director, said the agency was concerned about the Indian variant and was 'constantly monitoring the situation'. The three most common variants are the Indian variant (in purple), the South African variant (green) and a separate, less virulent version of the Indian variant is in blue.

Source: Daily Mail May 21, 2021 21:19 UTC