Warning in Britain: A new coronary is spreading at great speed

This virus is believed to be spreading rapidly to the country's Jug-East”, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.

The spread is growing faster than the existing option, with over a thousand cases so far, Buck added, Skynews reports.

There have been reports of a new version in 60 areas of local authority, and it is believed to be similar to those found in other countries over the past few months.

Hancock told MPs that there is currently no “anything to suggest” that this version is more likely to cause serious symptoms, adding that it is unlikely to respond to a vaccine.