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December 20, 2020 On December 14, British Health Minister Matt Hancock announced that a new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus had been detected in the UK. Jessica Taylor/PAP
The government crisis management team will meet on Monday to discuss possible further steps to take in Poland amid the new strain of coronavirus in the UK, the government spokesman told PAP. At the moment we are collecting data and analysing medical information from Great Britain (.) Currently, we are not ruling out any options, including the possible limitation of flights from Great Britain, Piotr Mueller has said.
On December 14, British Health Minister Matt Hancock announced that a new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus had been detected in the UK. He reported over 6,000 infections with the new strain, mainly in the south and south-east of England.
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New Variant Case of COVID-19 Detected in Britain, May Explain Infection Spike Published December 15th, 2020 - 08:31 GMT
Residents wait to greet Britain s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Britain s Prince William, Duke of Cambridge as they visit Cleve Court Care Home in Bath in south west England to pay tribute to the efforts of care home staff throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. (AFP/File)
Millions of people across Britain, including London, were placed into the strictest tier of COVID-19 restrictions Monday after a fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus was identified.
Under the new rules announced in Parliament by British Health Minister Matt Hancock, more than 60% of England s population mainly those living in the southeast of the country were put under Tier 3 regulations beginning Wednesday.
December 15, 2020 08:20
British Health Minister Matt Hancock said Monday that a new variant of COVID-19 has been identified in southern Britain, which could explain why infection levels in that area have increased faster than in other areas of the country.
Speaking to Parliament, Hancock said the variant was identified in more than a thousand cases of the virus, mostly in the south of the country, but in a total of about 60 different areas. He said similar variants have been identified in other countries, and the British government has alerted the World Health Organization.
The health minister was quick to add there was nothing to suggest this new variant is more virulent or would be resistant to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that is being distributed in Britain. But he said it was even more reason for people to remain vigilant and follow COVID-19 guidelines to make sure the virus does not spread.