Top German Covid expert pours scorn on Boris Johnson’s ‘mutant strain’ claims, saying ‘politicians simply called it 70% more infectious’ – Daily Mail

Post author By EvidenceNotFear
Post date 21 December 2020

A top German virologist heavily played down fears about Britain’s mutant virus strain today, saying he was ‘not so worried’ and questioning Boris Johnson’s claim that it is 70 per cent more infectious.

Christian Drosten said the 70 per cent figure was ‘simply called that’, suggesting that preliminary scientific estimates might have been overblown by politicians.

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Tags Closures, COVID-19, Daily Mail, Dr. Christian Drosten, Hysteria, Misinformation, Mutant Strain, Mutation, UK

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