London to go into Tier Three lockdown as covid figures in capital soar
Nine million people in London and the South East will go into a stricter lockdown as experts warn coronavirus infection figures are off the chart .
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UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock brought forward the London announcement as covid figures in the capital went off the charts (Image: ANDREW PARSONS/10 Downing Street/AFP via Getty Images)
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UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock says a new coronavirus strain may be spreading faster than the original, but scientists aren t so sure
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock says a new coronavirus strain may be spreading faster than the original, but scientists aren t so sure
Aylin WoodwardDec 15, 2020, 05:59 IST
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock.Justin Tallis - WPA Pool/Getty Images
A new coronavirus strain may be fueling new spread in southern England, according to UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock. Initial analysis suggests this variant is growing faster than the existing variants, Hancock said on Monday.
But many scientists are urging calm, since new strains aren t necessarily more dangerous or contagious than the original.
Coronavirus variant: Matt Hancock, UK Health Secretary say dem identify new form of Covid-19
14 December 2020
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UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock don tell MPs say dem don identify new variant of coronavirus wey fit dey associated with faster spread.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock say at least 60 different local authorities inside England don record Covid infections wey dis new form of covid cause.
He say di World Health Organization don dey notified and Porton Down dey do detailed studies about di mata.
Mr Hancock say nothing dey to suggest say e cause worse disease or say vaccines no go work again.
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It is “too early” to tell whether a new variant of Covid-19 identified in the UK has reached Ireland, an Irish public health expert has said.
Deputy chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn said Irish public health experts had received formal notification of a new strain of the virus on Monday through its official early warning system with European colleagues and the UK.
“There’s very little information available on it at the moment,” Dr Glynn said.
“And there’s further epidemiological and virological investigation going on by colleagues in the UK.
It s too early at this stage to say whether the variant has been seen in this country