New Delta subvariant that's 'spiking in UK' could be 10% more infectious
He said it can't be pinned on the rise in cases at the moment, but he also warned it could be the most infectious strain since the pandemic started if it does take off.
"It is likely to be up to ten per cent more transmissible. It might be subtly more transmissible but it's not something absolutely disastrous that we saw previously. "It's so transmissible it can often break through, not because our immune system doesn't recognise it but just because it's so infected."It is possible that it has taken off so quickly in the UK due to the limited social distancing guidelines in place now, and many people back in the office and fully socialising again.
Last winter the country was forced back into lockdowns after the Alpha variant began to rip through Britain.It comes asAt least 43,000 people given the all-clear in September and October might have had Covid.
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