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Two coronavirus variants have merged – here's what you need to know

Two coronavirus variants have merged – here's what you need to know

17 February 2021

A single genome sequence has shown that the UK and California variants of the coronavirus have combined into a heavily mutated hybrid. Here’s what you need to know about this recombinant variant of the coronavirus
What do the new coronavirus variants mean for a return to normality?

What do the new coronavirus variants mean for a return to normality?

17 February 2021

With news of one new variant after another, it's easy to despair that even vaccines won't be enough to overcome the coronavirus pandemic - but there are reasons to be optimistic

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