“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.”
'Think again' before going out for food, residents in eight areas with new South African Covid variant told
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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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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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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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01.02.2021 / 21:56
Matt Hancock doesn't rule out tighter restrictions over new South African variant
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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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
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01.02.2021 / 20:31
South African Covid variant found in Southport area - urgent testing sites set up
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.
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01.02.2021 / 18:27
Urgent testing in Surrey after two people are found with South African Covid variant despite no links
coronavirus after it emerged the South African strain of the virus may have started spreading in the community.