{"id":102866,"date":"2023-09-10T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/new-covid-variant-not-more-severe-expert-says\/"},"modified":"2023-09-10T12:00:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T11:00:39","slug":"new-covid-variant-not-more-severe-expert-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/new-covid-variant-not-more-severe-expert-says\/","title":{"rendered":"New COVID variant &#8216;not more severe&#8217;, expert says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/uWCTs10Ih_U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"New COVID variant 'not more severe', expert says\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uWCTs10Ih_U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>There is a new COVID variant &#8211; BA.2.86.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about its severity on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Professor Devi Sridhar said it does not appear to be something to be unduly concerned about.<\/p>\n<p>The professor of global public health at the University of Edinburgh said: &quot;Early studies are showing that it is not more severe in terms of its health impact and also that it&#8217;s not having a higher hospitalisation rate. <\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-justice-secretary-alex-chalk-faces-questions-after-terror-suspect-fled-wandsworth-prison-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#covid #health #coronavirus <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews <\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps:<br \/>\nApple: https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8<br \/>\nAndroid https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog<\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are also available in German here\/Hier k\u00f6nnen Sie au\u00dferdem Sky News-Videos auf Deutsch finden: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHYg31l2xrF-Bj859nsOfnA<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here:  https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a new COVID variant &#8211; BA.2.86. Asked about its severity on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Professor Devi Sridhar said it does not appear to be something to be unduly concerned about. 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