Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, U.K.
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direct to your inboxBoris Johnson and his ministers are tonight considering further festive restrictions in an effort to combat a new mutant strain of Covid-19 impacting London and the South East.Reports suggest the Prime Minister could make a new announcement tomorrow regarding the mutation of the virus, which is estimated to be up to 50 per cent more contagious.
A government source told The Sun: "What we do not know yet is whether the new strain is more or less likely to cause you harm, but
.Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, U.K.
Boris Johnson announced a third national lockdown in a televised address last night amid soaring coronavirus numbers and he will speak again at a Downing Street press conference. Mr Johnson elevated the country to the Highest Alert Level 5 as a result of the risk of the NHS being overwhelmed by coronavirus patients within 21 days, as cases have soared.It means that all primary schools were closed on Tuesday - just a day after they reopened after the Christmas break.
direct to your inboxEngland has been put into lockdown from today for the third time in 10 months, the Prime Minister announced on Monday evening.From today, everyone in England is being told to stay at home and non-essential shops ordered to shut.People are only allowed to leave their homes for certain reasons - including medical appointments and exercise - and have been told to work from home if they can.
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direct to your inboxThe Prime Minister has delivered a message to the public this New Year's Eve.Boris Johnson has acknowledged 2020 as the year the government imposed unimaginable rules on people - from how long to wash their hands to how many households can meet.
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direct to your inboxA national lockdown is needed to curb the latest strain of the coronavirus, scientists have warned.Boris Johnson is facing increasing pressure to take tougher measures after the new fast-spreading variant was identified.It comes as more than 40 countries have banned arrivals from the UK over concerns about the virus strain, which is up to 70pc more infectious.Tier 4 measures, similar to the rules in the November lockdown, have been introduced in parts of London and the South
direct to your inboxThe new strain of coronavirus sweeping across London and the South East is up to 70pc more transmissible than other variants, Boris Johnson has warned.And the Government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said it was fast becoming the dominant strain of infection.“It’s also got variants in areas of the virus that are known to be associated with how the virus binds to cells and enters cells,” Sir Patrick told the Downing Street press conference on Saturday.“So