Covid variant could result in a third wave virus infections across the UK. Early research has revealed that the mutant strain of the virus could be 50% more infectious than the Kent variant, which swept the UK over winter.
It is feared that this could lead to recordings of 1,000 daily deaths and 10,000 daily hospitalisations in the UK, according to the Mirror.
The strain is said to be the cause of a deadly surge in cases in India - where daily infections previously peaked beyond 400,000.
Scottish health experts say that a recent spike in cases in Glasgow could be caused by variant - which is yet to be confirmed.