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What we know about the new COVID-19 variants Eris and Pirola

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What we know about the new COVID-19 variants Eris and Pirola

With lockdowns a thing of the past, COVID-19 may not be at the forefront of everyone's minds - but it is continuing to spread. And as long as it does so, mutations of the virus, often referred to as different variants, will continue to emerge. Here we look at what we know about the two new strains, …

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