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New coronavirus variant: What do we know?
Sun Online Desk
21st December, 2020 04:45:58
The rapid spread of a new variant of coronavirus has been blamed for the introduction of strict tier four mixing rules for millions of people, harsher restrictions on mixing at Christmas in England, Scotland and Wales, and other countries placing the UK on a travel ban.
So how has it gone from being non-existent to the most common form of the virus in parts of England in a matter of months?
The government s advisers on new infections have moderate confidence that it is more able to transmit than other variants.
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London – The rapid spread of a new variant of coronavirus has been blamed for the introduction of strict tier four mixing rules for millions of people, harsher restrictions on mixing at Christmas in England, Scotland and Wales, and other countries placing the United Kingdom (UK) on a travel ban.
So how has it gone from being non-existent to the most common form of the virus in parts of England in a matter of months?
The government’s advisers on new infections have “moderate” confidence that it is more able to transmit than other variants.
All the work is at an early stage, contains huge uncertainties and a long list of unanswered questions.
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By James Gallagher
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The rapid spread of a new variant of coronavirus has been blamed for the introduction of strict tier four mixing rules for millions of people, harsher restrictions on mixing at Christmas in England, Scotland and Wales, and other countries placing the UK on a travel ban.
So how has it gone from being non-existent to the most common form of the virus in parts of England in a matter of months?
The government s advisers on new infections now say they have high confidence that it is more able to transmit than other variants.
UK s Christmas bubble chaos: Wales slashes Boris s three household limit to two as Sturgeon tells people NOT to stay overnight and orders families to meet for just ONE day- despite PM claiming unanimous backing for his plan for five-day rule relaxation
Government ministers say up to three households can still mix over Christmas, despite spike in Covid cases
But people will be warned to think twice before meeting elderly or vulnerable family members for Christmas
Families will also be warned to stay local amid fears of traffic chaos on roads and trains packed with people
It comes as Nicola Sturgeon considers different rules for Scotland at Christmas, putting UK-wide rules at risk