1. Scientists in South Africa on Thursday identified a concerning new variant of the coronavirus, whose mutations mark a “big jump in evolution” that is driving a spike in new cases. Hours later, Britain banned flights from six southern African nations, citing the variant. In the past two days, scientists detected the B1.1.529 variant after observing an…
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