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Britain on Tuesday said it was monitoring a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus that has been seen in a growing number of cases. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said the government was keeping a “close eye” on the AY.4.2 variant but said there was no evidence it spreads more easily. “As you would expect, we are monitoring it closely and won’t hesitate to take action if necessary,” he told reporters. Overall infection rates in Britain remain stubbornly high, despite high rates of vaccination, and 43,738 new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Tuesday, slightly down from the 49,156...
