Dautocron has been fied in several regions of france, and genetically similar variants have been found in denmark and the netherlands. It's not quite clear yet whether there's only one version of dautocron or whether there are other recombient viruses containing bits of daute and omicron as well. As well as removing restrictions in england, the government has also scrapped some of the national covid surveying programs.
After falling for the past few weeks, the number of Covid cases in the UK is increasing once more. Since the easing of restrictions, scientists have been expecting an upwards trend in infections – but could other factors also be at work? Guardian science correspondent Nicola Davis speaks to Anand Jagatia about the latest coronavirus data and what it could mean.. Help support our independent journalism at
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