{"id":106832,"date":"2021-01-01T23:09:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T23:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=106832"},"modified":"2021-01-01T23:09:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T23:09:48","slug":"tier-system-is-failing-to-stop-mutant-coronavirus-strain-scientists-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/tier-system-is-failing-to-stop-mutant-coronavirus-strain-scientists-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"Tier system is failing to stop mutant coronavirus strain, scientists warn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scientists have called for even tougher restrictions on Brits as the number of Covid-19 deaths teetered over 74,000 today. <\/p>\n

Coronavirus continues to plague the UK as infection rates soar into the New Year.<\/p>\n

The UK\u2019s all-important \u2018R\u2019 number is now sitting somewhere between 1.1 and 1.3, meaning the virus is growing.<\/p>\n

It needs to be under 1.0 for Covid-19 to be considered shrinking, but a hugely infections mutated strain has continued to wreak havoc.<\/p>\n

According to new research, the fresh strain is more transmissible than the version first encountered last year.<\/p>\n

In England today cases exceeded 50,000 for the fourth day running – and an eight-year-old boy was among the latest victims to die after testing positive.<\/p>\n

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Sobering statistics show that the total number of UK cases is now a staggering 2,542,065, and the total number of deaths with 28 days of a positive test to 74,125.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, scientists have warned that tougher restrictions will soon be needed to combat the disease.<\/p>\n

New research by Imperial college shows that the second lockdown last year failed to get a grip on infection rates.<\/p>\n

In fact, the transmission actually tripled, Cornwall Live reported.<\/p>\n

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