Guardian Science Weekly

Covid-19: what do we know about the variants first detected in India?

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As restrictions in England are due to relax on 17 May 17, new coronavirus variants first detected in India are spreading across the UK. Public Health England designated one, known as B.1.617.2, as a ‘variant of concern’ last week. It is now the second most common variant in the country. Anand Jagatia speaks to The Guardian’s science correspondent, Nicola Davis, and Prof Ravi Gupta about what we know and how concerned we should be. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
13 May 2021 English United Kingdom Science · Nature

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