UK warns new strain of Covid-19 is deadlier

The new strain of coronavirus in the United Kingdom It could be more deadly than previously thought, the prime minister said, Boris Johnson, warning again that the country faces a long wait before it can be released from detention.

At a press conference in London, the Prime Minister said the new evidence led the government to correct its initial view that the alternative it was more contagious but not more dangerous.

“In addition to spreading more easily, there is now also evidence that the new strain, the variant first identified in London and the south-east of England could be associated with a higher level of mortalityJohnson said of 10 Downing Street, accompanied by his best medical advisers.

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The government said that on average, per 1,000 men aged 60, 13 or 14 could die if they contracted the new strain, compared to 10 who would die from the original strain.

The Prime Minister’s warning comes as Britain it faces the highest number of deaths in Europe and is struggling to recover from its deepest recession in over 300 years.