UK health authorities are conducting further testing at a school after three cases of the new Indian variant of the CCP virus were found in Leicester. Professor Ivan Browne, Leicester’s director of public health, said on Wednesday that Public Health England (PHE) had been notified of three cases of the variant known as VUI-21-APR-01, which was first identified in India. All of the cases were linked to travel from India before the UK government banned travel from that country on April 23. Browne said: “We have been working closely with PHE to ensure that all close contacts of those affected are identified and advised to self-isolate for 10 days. Targeted testing is also taking place in a city school as a precautionary measure.” He said: “There is currently no evidence that this variant causes more severe illness or increased risk of mortality. Our advice to everyone remains the same. The best …