A New Contagious Covid Variant Is In The UK – Everything We Know So Far

Covid virus

A new strain of Covid, variant NB.1.8.1, has been spreading globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says. 

WHO describes the SARS-CoV-2 strain as a “variant under monitoring (VUM).”

The variant seems to be spreading quite quickly, which is partly why it’s “under monitoring.”

First detected in January of this year, the strain has come to account for 10% of all SARS-CoV-2 sequences tested, up from 2.5% four weeks ago, the WHO said.

Is the new Covid strain in the UK?