Deadly meningitis outbreak may have been caused by new mutant strain
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Scientists are investigating whether a mutant strain of the bacteria caused an outbreak of meningitis in Kent that killed two people. Experts have been puzzled by the size of the outbreak. The UKHSA said the new strain, COVID lockdowns and the behaviour of people who got infected are all likely to have combined to fan the outbreak. #meningitis #kent #covid #lockdown SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about lice
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