Most of the India variant cases in England are in Bolton and London, health officials say.
A PHE spokeswoman said cases of the Indian variant rose from 202 to 520 in the past week across England."There is currently insufficient evidence to indicate that any of the variants recently detected in India cause more severe disease or render the vaccines currently deployed any less effective," she said.
BBC health correspondent Nick Triggle said the rise in cases was linked to an increase in travel from India ahead of the country being put on the travel-ban "red list" on 23 April. Health officials said anyone with symptoms should book a test as normal and reminded residents to continue to use caution.Why not follow BBC North West on
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