UK reports nearly 3,000 cases of India-related variant (5)

People wait for a bus near an advertising board promoting the UK Government's vaccine program in Bedford, Britain, on May 19, 2021. Almost 3,000 cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in India have been reported in Britain, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Wednesday. Surge testing and vaccinations will be deployed in those areas including Bedford, Burnley, Hounslow, Kirklees, Leicester and North Tyneside, said Hancock. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)