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Probable that waves of COVID-19 will recur in future years, UK chief scientist says

The novel coronavirus will likely return several times in the coming years, triggering new waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the British government's chief scientific adviser said on Thursday.

"I think it's quite probable that we will see this virus coming back in different waves, over a number of years," Patrick Vallance told lawmakers.

(Reporting by Alistair Smout; editing by Stephen Addison)

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