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WHO will discuss new UK variant at a meeting of member states

Officials say there is no evidence the new form of the virus causes more severe symptoms.

The World Health Organisation says there is no evidence that the new strain of coronavirus causes more severe symptoms. Also, the vaccine-maker BioNTech says it is 鈥渉ighly likely鈥 its jab can be modified for this new variant. And India鈥檚 number of daily infections drops to its lowest point in five months.

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