England sees ‘exponential’ COVID-19 surge that may be associated with new coronavirus variant
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
Lorna Lucas, 81, reacts as she receives the first of two Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine jabs in London on Tuesday, Dec. 8, as British health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine. Some people who took COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials reported mild side effects.AP
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LONDON — London and its surrounding areas will be placed under Britain’s highest level of coronavirus restrictions beginning Wednesday as infections rise rapidly in the capital, the health secretary said Monday, adding that a new variant of the virus may be to blame for the spread.