UK reports nearly 3,000 cases of India-related variant (6)

A man walks beside the River Great Ouse 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)