UK reports nearly 3,000 cases of India-related variant (8)

Photo taken on May 19, 2021 shows a general view of a coronavirus walk-through testing site in Bedford, Britain. 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)