A new variant of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Britain. <br /><br />Experts reassure there is no evidence that this new strain is more deadly.<br /><br />But it could be up to 70% more infectious, and increase the "R" rate - or how much it spreads - by 0.4.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
