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News Alert Jan. 22, 12:44 p.m. EST

U.K. coronavirus variant may be more deadly as well as more contagious, prime minister says. It's already spreading globally. The variant, first identified in England, is known to be more highly contagious and has the potential to overwhelm health systems, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson is the first leader to say it "may be associated with a higher degree of mortality." Read more