“The issue of mutations is top of mind,” said Governor Gavin Newsom at his Wednesday Covid-19 press conference, “not only here in the State of California, but across the globe.”
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direct to your inboxThe Brazilian and South African coronavirus variants are of more concern than the UK strain, the UK's chief scientific advisor has warned.Sir Patrick Vallance said fears have been raised that those two variants may be 'less susceptible to vaccines'.Speaking at a Downing Street press conference on Friday afternoon, Sir Vallance said: "We know less about how much more transmissible they are."We are more concerned that they have certain features that they might be less
.“The issue of mutations is top of mind,” said Governor Gavin Newsom at his Wednesday Covid-19 press conference, “not only here in the State of California, but across the globe.”
reports. A government minister said 80,000 people in the affected areas must "think carefully" before doing anything outside of their home - even if it is currently allowed under England's coronavirus lockdown rules.
direct to your inboxMatt Hancock has revealed the eight postcode areas where the new South African variant of coronavirus has been found.The Health Secretary told a Downing Street briefing this afternoon that door to door testing would be conducted in areas where the new strain of coronavirus has been identified.He urged residents to stay home and get a test, regardless of whether they have symptoms or not, if they live in an area where the new variant has been found.A total of 105 cases of the
direct to your inboxThe South African variant of coronavirus has been found in Merseyside.Residents in the area of Southport will now be offered additional testing after evidence located the variant in the area. It comes as experts are seeking to urgently test 80,000 people in England for Covid-19 after it emerged that the South African strain of the virus may have spread in some regions.
coronavirus after it emerged the South African strain of the virus may have started spreading in the community.