Indian variant of covid referred to as "an absolute beast" in Australia
[Victorian Chief Health Officer,] Professor Sutton said the Indian variant of the virus was “an absolute beast” because “it has moved faster than any other strain we’ve dealt with”.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/longer-lockdown-likely-amid-stranger-to-stranger-transmission-20210601-p57x6a.html
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton, who has described the virus strain at large in Melbourne as an “absolute beast” that was spreading “in settings and circumstances we’ve never seen before”, toned down his language on Wednesday, as acting Premier James Merlino detailed the state’s next stage of COVID-19 restrictions.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/scientists-find-no-evidence-strain-is-fast-moving-beast-20210602-p57xfk.html