The new strain has spread to nine countries with a number of cases in the UK
More cases of a new covid Pirola strain have been discovered in the UK as officials carry out investigations as to how dangerous it is.
Chief medical officer Professor Sir Gregor Smith said: "Work is ongoing to understand the new Covid-19 variant BA.2.86 more fully, however as a precautionary measure, vaccination of people at highest risk such as care home residents and people aged 75 and over is being brought forward.” Of the three confirmed cases so far, one person was said to be "mildly unwell", whilst the second had no respiratory symptoms and the third case, in Scotland, was symptomatic. Despite the alarm over the high number of mutations, which clearly sets it apart from previous strains, there’s no indication that Pirola is spreading quickly and taking over, let alone being more deadly.
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