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UK Variant & Paris, France 3rd Lockdown :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineage_B.1.1.7

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOC-202012/01

https://cov-lineages.org/lineages.html

+64% Mortality

Results : The mortality hazard ratio associated with infection with VOC-20201
2/1 compared with infection with previously circulating variants was 1.64 (95% confidence interval 1.32 to 2.04) in patients who tested positive for covid-19 in the community. In this comparatively low risk group, this represents an increase in deaths from 2.5 to 4.1 per 1000 detected cases.

Main outcome measure : Death within 28 days of the first positive SARS-CoV-2 test result.

Source : British Medical Journal https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n579

"KentCOVID" Kent variant

https://eminetra.co.uk/coronavirus-uk-kentcovid-variants-are-twice-as-deadly-as-older-versions/341988/

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/03/10/12/40294636-9346311-image-a-37_1615380263631.jpg

Other UK Variants : 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-variants-genomically-confirmed-case-numbers/variants-distribution-of-cases-data#definition

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/heres-how-fast-the-u-k-covid-19-variant-can-spread-in-the-u-s

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7003e2.htm?s_cid=mm7003e2_w

3rd Lockdown in Paris, France : 

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20210318-france-to-announce-new-coronavirus-restrictions-for-the-paris-region

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/in-the-press/20210319-f-one-month-french-papers-react-to-third-parisian-lockdown

https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/sante-sciences/covid-19-le-variant-anglais-retrouve-dans-environ-1-des-tests-positifs-en-france-d-apres-olivier-1610475915