New Variant of CCP Virus ‘Out of Control,’ UK Health Minister Says

New Variant of CCP Virus ‘Out of Control,’ UK Health Minister Says
Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock arrives at Downing Street in London on Dec. 10, 2020. Simon Dawson/Reuters
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The British government has been forced to tighten COVID-19 restrictions because a new variant of the CCP virus detected in England earlier this year has gone “out of control,” UK Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Dec. 20.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Dec. 19 that the new variant of the virus could be 70 percent more transmissible than the old variant.