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Britain Battles Mutant Coronavirus Outbreak

Henry Ridgwell

   LONDON - Britain launched an emergency program of door-to-door testing
   in several areas Tuesday following the discovery of hundreds of cases
   of the coronavirus variant, first identified in South Africa, which
   scientists say could be more resistant to vaccines.

   Mobile testing units were deployed to several regions, including parts
   of central and suburban London, while firefighter units and volunteers
   helped to deliver home testing kits and administer door-to-door
   testing. Local authorities aimed to conduct 80,000 coronavirus tests.

   By Tuesday morning, 105 cases of the mutation first seen in South
   Africa were identified in eight districts across Britain. Eleven of
   those cases did not have any direct link to international travel,
   suggesting the variant is being transmitted within the community.

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