{"id":7203,"date":"2023-09-05T09:10:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T09:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/2023\/09\/05\/how-dangerous-is-pirola-really-what-should-we-be-doing-this-winter-and-could-we-even\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T09:10:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T09:10:28","slug":"how-dangerous-is-pirola-really-what-should-we-be-doing-this-winter-and-could-we-even","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/how-dangerous-is-pirola-really-what-should-we-be-doing-this-winter-and-could-we-even\/","title":{"rendered":"How dangerous is Pirola really? What should we be doing this winter? And could we even"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fears of a fresh Covid resurgence globally have been heightened since the discovery of a new virus variant called Pirola, described by experts as the ‘real deal’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Covid infection rates in Britain are already starting to shoot up.<\/p>\n
Last week officials also confirmed Covid testing and community surveillance is set to be ‘scaled up’ ahead of this winter, after originally winding it down earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But to date, just four known Pirola cases have been confirmed in the UK.<\/p>\n
So, what do experts predict will happen this winter? How deadly is the new variant? And could we even see another lockdown?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Here MailOnline\u00a0breaks down everything you need to know about what’s happening with Covid in the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n