Delta Variant ‘60% More Transmissible’ than Kent Strain, Warns Scientist

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  • The Delta variant of coronavirus, first discovered in India, is anywhere between 30% to 100% more transmissible than the previously dominant Alpha (or Kent) variant.
  • Prof Neil Ferguson sounds warning as remaining lockdown restrictions are due to be lifted 21 June.

The COVID-19 variant first identified in India is thought to be around 60% more transmissible than the Kent variant, reports the Guardian quoting one of Britain’s leading scientists.

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Professor Neil Ferguson, an...

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