Another 'highly concerning' new variant of Covid-19 detected in UK

Two cases have been detected of another new variant of the coronavirus in the UK.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock during a media briefing on coronavirus in Downing Street, London. Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA Wire

A “highly concerning” new variant of the Covid-19 virus which is believed to spread easier than the mutant strain that resulted in the creation of the new Tier 4 restrictions has been discovered in the UK, Matt Hancock has said.