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New Covid strain 'could overwhelm UK'

A former chief scientific adviser to the British government says the government is acting too slowly to stop the spread of the mutation

A former chief scientific adviser to the British government says the new mutant strain of the coronavirus will quickly overwhelm the rest of the country.

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And we hear from the award winning author Charles Yu, who says racism against Asian Americans just doesn't make the headlines.

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  • Tue 22 Dec 2020 07:06GMT