The same variant was also found in a sample tested in London a day after, WSJ reported. The British officials in recent weeks have been clandestinely looking for patient zero. They have been through the contacts of two people identified early carrying the variant, neither of whom was sick including others infected earlier. The hypothesis around patient zero is that the variant must have born out of its weak immune system. Hancock had said, “Initial analysis suggests this variant is growing faster than the existing variants,” reported Reuters.

Source: Hindustan Times December 24, 2020 08:21 UTC