UK 'Anxious' Over Spread Of India-Dominant Covid Variant: Boris Johnson

"It is a variant of concern, we are anxious about it," Boris Johnson said, as new official figures from Public Health England were expected to show a rise in cases of the strain.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday his government was worried about the transmission of an India-dominant Covid variant as scientific advisors met to discuss its spread. "It is a variant of concern, we are anxious about it," Johnson said, as new official figures from Public Health England were expected to show a rise in cases of the strain. "We want to make sure we take all the prudential, cautious steps now that we could take," he told reporters, adding the government was "ruling nothing out". Last week, Britain designated the coronavirus variant that had spread to the country through travel from India a "variant of concern".