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New Covid-19 strain 'up to nine times more infectious'

07 July 2020 - 08:00 By TANYA FARBER
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There is a new Covid-19 strain that spreads far more quickly.
There is a new Covid-19 strain that spreads far more quickly.
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Covid-19 has thrown another spiked curve-ball at us.

This time it's a new strain that spreads far more quickly.

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