Opinion: What do we really know about the new Covid variants?

The new year has brought a fresh raft of concerns in the ongoing struggle to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. The coronavirus is mutating into new variants and some have displayed characteristics that have unsettled public health officials and the public at large.

The new year has brought a fresh raft of concerns in the ongoing struggle to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. The coronavirus is mutating into new variants and some have displayed characteristics that have unsettled public health officials and the public at large.