UK Bans Entries From S. Africa After New COVID-19 Strain Different to UK Variant Found Thu 24th December 2020 | 11:40 AM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 24th December, 2020) The United Kingdom on Thursday banned entry for passengers traveling fromSouth Africa after a second new variant of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, allegedly originating fromSouth Africa was found in the country, the Department of Transport said.
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday that the UK had identified a second new variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 responsible for the COVID-19 disease in two patients who had been in contact with people that arrived fromSouth Africa.
Here s why Rita Ora won t be going home for Christmas
The Voice judge Rita Ora might not be able to spend Christmas 2020 with her family members in the UK. The singer is currently in Bulgaria where she came to shoot a music video.
Conor McGregor gives a shout out to Rita Ora
The Voice s Rita Ora is among those celebrities who won t be able to spend Christmas 2020 with their family and friends.
The Let You Love Me hitmaker reportedly could be stranded in Bulgaria for Christmas after several European countries have restricting travel from Britain as a new variant of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is spreading across the United Kingdom.
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Rapid-Result UK Tests In Liverpool Missed 60% Of Known Virus Cases
Wed, 23rd Dec 2020 20:30
(Alliance News) - A mass community testing pilot in the UK city of Liverpool using rapid-result tests failed to detect 60% of known positive coronavirus cases, an evaluation shows.
A quarter of Liverpool s 498,000 residents were tested using lateral flow device tests between November 6 and December 9, with 897 positive results.
And a third used the LFTs or PCR tests, with 2,902 positive results, according to the evaluation, led by the University of Liverpool.
The researchers found that the Innova LFT device identified two fifths of the PCR positive cases when analysing a sample of 6,000 users who self-swabbed under supervision.