Pirola to become Britain’s next dominant Covid variant, experts claim

• Data shows UK Covid cases have increased by 50,000 since the start of August 
• UKHSA officials labelled Pirola ‘notable’ due to its ‘high number of mutations’ 
• Experts believe Pirola, or BA.2.86, is derived from the Omicron subvariant BA.2 

By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline

Updated: 10:52 EDT, 4 September 2023