New mutant strain of coronavirus more contagious because it replicates in the throat, says study

A Public Health England and Birmingham University study found that swabs taken from nose and throat of Covid-19 patients with the latest strain, known as B117, had 'higher viral loads' than original strain. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9131411/New-mutant-strain-coronavirus-contagious-replicates-throat-says-study.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490