UK battles out of control new COVID-19 strain - All you need to know
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In a manner reminiscent of the first half of 2020, the flights to the UK are being curbed as the western country battles a spike in COVID-19 cases. This is a new strain that, according to reports quoting the British Government, is out of control . There have been hundreds of cases recorded recently, and on Sunday several European nations stopped flights to the UK, even as the WHO called for stronger containment measures.
What is this new strain? This variant includes a mutation in the âspikeâ protein. Changes in this part of the spike protein may result in the virus becoming more infectious and spreading more easily between people, reads an update on the UK government website from last week. The notice quoted Dr Susan Hopkins, Test and Trace and PHE Joint Medical Advisor, to add that the cluster of cases belonging to the new strain had been predominantly in Kent and the surrounding
New covid strain: Canada suspends flights from UK for 72 hours
The Czech Republic imposed a mandatory 10-day quarantine on anyone arriving from the UK starting Sunday in response to the new coronavirus strain identified there. AFP
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. Updated: 21 Dec 2020, 08:58 AM IST ANI
Canada is closely monitoring the genetic variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 identified in the United Kingdom and is working with international partners, including the WHO, to better understand this variant and its impacts
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The Canadian government on Sunday announced the decision to suspend flights from the United Kingdom amid a genetic variant of the coronavirus which was identified in the UK.
Kejriwal requests Centre to ban flights from UK due to Covid
Kejriwal requests Centre to ban flights from UK due to Covid
Last Updated: Mon, Dec 21st, 2020, 15:49:31hrs
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday requested the Central government to ban all flights coming from the United Kingdom after a new mutation of coronavirus emerged in the UK, which is a super-spreader. New mutation of coronavirus has emerged in the United Kingdom, which is a super-spreader. I urge the central government to ban all flights from the UK immediately, Kejriwal tweeted.
This comes after UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Sunday had said that the new strain of Covid-19, being seen in their country is out of control .
London could be under lockdown for months: UK Health Secy
By IANS| Published: 21st December 2020 9:07 am IST
London, Dec 21 : UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that London could be under a lockdown for months, as it will be “very difficult” to keep a highly infectious mutant strain of the novel coronavirus under control until vaccinations are rolled out.
His remarks on Sunday came just hours after the new Tier Four restrictions came into force in the British capital and parts of southeast England, reports Xinhua news agency.
The new tighter restrictions will be reviewed on December 30.
Hancock however indicated that it was unlikely they would be relaxed at that point.
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