European stocks fell sharply on Friday as reports of a newly identified and possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant added to concerns over surging Covid cases in Europe.
Little is known of the variant detected in South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong, but scientists said it may be able to evade immune responses or make it more transmissible.
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