Leicester Mercury

Indian variant worry

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THE Government is “anxious” about the Indian variant of coronaviru­s and is “ruling nothing out”, Boris Johnson has said, as he hinted local restrictio­ns may be needed.

Scientists are keeping a close eye on the spread of the variant across the UK.

Speaking in County Durham, the Prime Minister said: “It is a variant of concern, we are anxious about it. At the moment there is a very wide range of scientific opinion about what could happen.”

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Boris Johnson in County Durham yesterday

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