New Covid variant Arcturus - symptoms, vaccine efficacy, UK cases and what else we know so far
A new variant of coronavirus which was behind a surge of infections in India has been linked to 50 cases in the UK.
Although the new variant has not resulted in any deaths, the World Health Organisation has confirmed it's been identified in 22 countries so far, including the UK, USA, Australia and Singapore. An outbreak of Arcturus in India has resulted in the reintroduction of face masks in public places within some states.Data from variant trackers indicates that the UK has sequenced nearly 50 samples of Arcturus.
What is the Arcturus variant? Dr Bamford said: "Arcturus is a name that some people have given to the last variant of SARS-CoV-2 . The scientific name is XBB.1.16 and it is a mix of two Omicron variants that were previously circulating." How many cases have been discovered in the UK? According to the UKHSA, a total of 66 sequences of the new variant have been recorded in the UK up to 11 April.
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