Top German Covid Expert Pours Scorn on Boris Johnson's 'Mutant Strain claims, saying: "Politicians simply called it 70% more infectious".
Christian Dorsten, the Director of Virology at Berlin's Charite Hospital also said that it was unclear whether the surge in cases in Kent and the Southeast was really caused by the new strain at all.
"Show us the Evidence".
Scientists call for clarity on claims that new Covid-19 variant is 70% more infectious.
Carl Heneghan, Professor of Evidence Based Medicine at Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Primary Care, expressed scepticism over the 70% figure.
"I've been doing this job for 25 years and I can tell you that you can't establish a quantifiable number in such a short time frame".
He added: "Every expert is saying that it's too early to draw such an inference. Failure to put out the basis of the figures is undermining public trust.
They are fitting the data to the evidence. They see cases rising and they are looking for evidence to explain it".
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