And why should we worry about a variant that spreads more easily but does not seem to make anyone sicker? The new variant seems to spread more easily between people. The new variant seems to infect more people than earlier versions of the coronavirus, even when the environments are the same. Scientists initially estimated that the new variant was 70% more transmissible, but a recent modelling study pegged that number at 56%. Some new data indicate that people infected with the new variant spread the virus to more of their contacts.

Source: bd News24 January 01, 2021 06:56 UTC