New Covid-19 variant strain: '70% more contagious' claim questioned

Carl Heneghan, Professor at Oxford University, expressed scepticism over the 70 per cent figure and explained 'you can't establish a quantifiable number in such a short time frame'. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9073765/Scientists-call-clarity-claim-new-Covid-19-variant-strain-70-contagious.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490