coronavirus could "scupper" the UK's road map out of lockdown as four cases are recorded in Scotland. Recent figures have suggested that Covid-19 infections across the UK have dropped to the lowest level since the autumn, but despite this, Danny Altmann, professor of immunology at Imperial College, says Britain should be prepared for a third wave after 77 cases of another possible variant was recorded domestically.
The "B.1.617 variant" was first discovered in India and Public Health England reports 73 cases of the B.1.617 strain have been found, with a further four cases in Scotland.
He added the discovery of the Indian variant in the UK should warrant India being placed on the UK's "red list".Officials have designated its version a.