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Ravi Gupta
Professor, Cambridge University; former adviser to the UK government during the pandemic
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press citations on 1 topic since 31 Mar 2026 · last quoted 1 Apr 2026
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Ravi Gupta: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Professor, Cambridge University; former adviser to the UK government during the pandemic
- Quoted on
- Public health & prevention
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 1 Apr 2026
- First quoted
- 31 Mar 2026
04 On the record · press
What Ravi Gupta has said
By outlet · linked articles
- mirror.co.uk2
- dailystar.co.uk1
Where Ravi Gupta has been quoted
- 01Covid-era 'mask up' measure warning as new horror strain 'set to dominate UK'dailystar.co.uk · 1 Apr 2026
- 02Horror Covid 'mask up' warning as new variant to become 'dominant in UK'mirror.co.uk · 1 Apr 2026
- 03Covid Cicada variant 'set to become dominant in UK - and put kids at risk''mirror.co.uk · 31 Mar 2026
Verbatim
“It has been found in the UK, has been increasing in prevalence and I would expect it to become the dominant strain.”
“It has been found in the UK, has been increasing in prevalence and I would expect it to become the dominant strain. BA.3.2 is undergoing testing right now.”
“The immunocompromised and the elderly are at the biggest risk but vaccines should prevent some of the most severe complications in most people.”
Related media coverage
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