She confirmed the figure given by Johnson that the new virus strain could be 70 percent more transmissible while saying this was an initial figure.
"I think 70 percent looks like a good number to land on at the moment," she said.
The virus has been found in all regions of England but in small numbers, Hopkins said.
Hancock said cases have also been identified in Australia and Europe.
Patrick Vallance, the government's chief scientific adviser, said Saturday that the new strain "contains 23 different changes," including to the way the virus binds to human cells and enters cells.
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So the question is, will the current vaccine(s) prevent or limit symptoms with these new strains ...
Moderna responded yesterday that within 6 weeks they can be in production of a modified vaccine to respond to mutations in the Covid-19 virus.
