The more contagious British variant of the novel coronavirus also appears to be linked to higher mortality, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday.

At a press conference in Downing Street he said there was now evidence of this finding.

In addition to being more contagious, the British variant of the coronavirus is also believed to be linked to a higher mortality.

This is what Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday at a conference from Downing Street.

"It now appears that there is evidence that the new variant, the variant which was first identified in London, and the south-east (of England), may be linked to a higher degree of mortality ", affirmed Boris Johnson.

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