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Matt Hancock doesn't rule out tighter restrictions over new South African variant
01.02.2021 - 21:56 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
direct to your inboxMatt Hancock has not ruled out tighter lockdown restrictions following the emergence of a new South Africa strain of coronavirus.Speaking at Monday's Downing Street press conference, the Health Secretary said 'further measures' were always possible, but added a 'very strong set of rules' were already in place.Mr Hancock had earlier said the UK has now identified 105 cases of the South Africa variant, 11 of which have no links to international travel.
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10.02.2021 / 14:58
South African variant 'won't become dominant in UK' - Prof Jonathan Van-Tam explains why
coronavirus will become dominant in the UK.
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08.02.2021 / 21:45
'No reason to think' South African variant will become dominant strain in UK, says Prof Jonathan Van-Tam
direct to your inboxThere is 'no reason to think' the South African variant will become the dominant coronavirus strain in the UK, Prof Jonathan Van-Tam has said. Speaking at today's Downing Street press conference, England's deputy chief medical officer said the South African variant had been detected in small numbers here but the Kent variant was currently dominant in UK.
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08.02.2021 / 19:03
Boris Johnson ‘very confident’ in coronavirus vaccine but does not rule out delay in easing restrictions amid new variants
direct to your inboxBoris Johnson has not ruled out delaying the easing of lockdown restrictions if the South African variant of coronavirus has an impact on the vaccine.The prime minister is set to reveal his 'road map' out of lockdown on February 22, with schools set to reopen from March 8.But he would not rule out a delay to his plans when pressed by reporters during a visit to a coronavirus test manufacturing facility in Derby today.He was asked whether restrictions could be in place longer
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07.02.2021 / 15:07
Coronavirus Sunday headlines as study shows Oxford jab less effective against South African variant
direct to your inbox The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine offers only limited protection against mild disease caused by the South African variant of coronavirus, according to research.
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03.02.2021 / 16:08
Matt Hancock says ‘Contagion’ inspired him to tackle coronavirus
Contagion persuaded him to secure enough coronavirus vaccines early on for the UK population.The health secretary pressed that while the 2011 pandemic film “wasn’t my only source of advice”, it inspired him to ensure that his nation was protected before helping elsewhere should effective vaccines be developed and approved.He told ITV’s Good Morning Britain today (February 3): “I think the safest thing to say is (the film) wasn’t my only source of advice on this issue but I did watch the film –
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02.02.2021 / 12:42
'Think again' before going out for food, residents in eight areas with new South African Covid variant told
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.
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01.02.2021 / 21:56
Matt Hancock 'puts down myth' about Covid vaccines
direct to your inbox Matt Hancock used the latest Downing Street press conference to "put to bed" a myth circulating about the coronavirus vaccine.
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01.02.2021 / 21:45
Matt Hancock lists the eight postcode areas where South African Covid variant has been found
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