Jason Leitch warned restrictions would be like in March when the UK ground to a halt for weeks. It follows alarm at strain of Covid-19 which appears to spread more quickly and has already ripped through south-east England.
Showiz Shares Dip On Market Jitters Over U.K. Covid Strain; Netflix, Disney Shares Wobble, Roku A Standout
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Media and entertainment stocks sank Monday as the market shrugged off both a long awaited stimulus package that included $15 billion for arts and culture and the global march of vaccinations, focusing instead, and again, on virus fears after health officials in Britain revealed a new strain of the coronavirus said to be 70% more transmittable.
That triggered lockdown orders in London and travel restrictions across Europe, threatening commerce and trade. Stocks plunged in Asia overnight and then
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22.12.2020 / 18:34
Nicola Sturgeon warns of even tighter lockdown rules to crush mutant covid strain
First Minister said the strain is spreading much faster and the Scottish Government will need to look at whether level 4 restrictions are sufficient.Governments across the UK scaled back plans to loosen the restrictions during Christmas due to the new covid variant.In Scotland, Sturgeon announced level 4, which is effectively lockdown, would be imposed from Boxing Day onwards for three weeks.This includes the near total shutdown of hospitality.Speaking at Holyrood, she referred to data which
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21.12.2020 / 21:39
UK will need tougher restrictions in next few months to stop mutant Covid strain, Sir Patrick Vallance warns
direct to your inboxTougher restrictions may be needed in some areas of the country to curb the spread of a fast-spreading strain of the coronavirus.That was the warning from the government's chief scientific adviser as he said the new variant is likely to 'spread in numbers'.Speaking at the Downing Street press conference on Monday, Sir Patrick Vallance said: "The tier decisions are not ones for me, but I will say that the evidence of this virus is that it spreads easily, it's more