‘Good surveillance system in place’ but Indian variant could be more widespread

Dr Cillian De Gascun said that the majority of 100 cases of the so-called Indian variant (B1617) identified in the UK to date were travel-associated, 

Dr Cillian De Gascun said that the majority of 100 cases of the so-called Indian variant (B1617) identified in the UK to date were travel-associated, 

The director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory (NVRL) has warned that it would be “hubristic” to think that the three identified cases of the Indian variant were the only ones in Ireland.

Dr Cillian De Gascun said that the majority of 100 cases of the so-called Indian variant (B1617) identified in the UK to date were travel-associated, 

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