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Essex (excluding Colchester, Uttlesford and Tendring) The move comes amid reports that the Prime Minister could order new travel restrictions for South East England in an attempt to stop it spreading to the rest of the country. The chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Whitty said the UK had now informed the World Health Organisation that it had concluded the mutant strain could spread more quickly. “As announced on Monday, the UK has identified a new variant of Covid-19 thr...

The Prime Minister said 350,000 people in the UK have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, as his chief medical officer suggested the jab gives room for optimism amid a “terrible” moment in the pandemic. Boris Johnson revealed the number of people who had already received the initial injection of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine during a Downing Street press conference on Saturday. Appearing alongside him, Professor Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, said the spread of ...

“My short answer would be ‘please unpack it at this stage’,” he said. Prof Whitty told a Downing Street news conference: “If they were to go with this new variant, unwittingly, to an area that has a low prevalence and starts this being seeded even more outside the high prevalence areas that would be a significant risk to the area they went to. “That is the reason we are really keen that people do not go from these areas.” He indicated that Tier 3 and Tier 2 restrictions ha...

Professor Chris Whitty issues statement on new Covid-19 strain - saying it can spread more quickly The chief medical officer for England says the UK has now alerted the World Health Organisation (WHO) Updated Dont miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include rec...

Coronavirus signage - PA Wire Matt Hancock announced last week that a new, highly contagious mutation of Covid-19 had been identified in south east England, and could be behind the sudden surge of Covid-19 cases in London and Kent. Infection rates have doubled in nearly all London boroughs, and the surge now seems likely to result in new, stricter Tier 4 restrictions, with an announcement due later today (December 19). The new variant coronavirus can spread more rapidly, England’s chief...

THERE are unconfirmed reports the South East could enter Tier 4 for Christmas with a “stay at home” message by law. The reports, which have not been confirmed by the authorities, claim Christmas bubbles would only be allowed for Tiers 1-3 on Christmas day. London, the South East and the East will be moved into this new Tier 4, according to Sunday Times journalists. READ MORE:  Sunday Times Deputy Political Editor Caroline Wheeler tweeted: “Christmas cancelled for London, South Ea...

play-icon Video report by ITV News Political Correspondent Paul Brand New Tier 4 restrictions have also been imposed on millions of people in London and the south-east of England. The tougher rules came into force at midnight on Sunday. While Nicola Sturgeon announced a “strict travel ban” between Scotland and the rest of the UK and said all of the mainland would enter a lockdown from midnight on Boxing Day and last for three weeks. Speaking alongside Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris W...

Coronavirus signage - PA Wire Matt Hancock announced last week that a new, highly contagious mutation of Covid-19 had been identified in south east England, and could be behind the sudden surge of Covid-19 cases in London and Kent. Infection rates have doubled in nearly all London boroughs, and the surge now seems likely to result in new, stricter Tier 4 restrictions, with an announcement due later today (December 19). The new variant coronavirus can spread more rapidly, England’s chief...

Boris Johnson is holding emergency talks with Cabinet ministers as scientists confirmed that the new variant coronavirus was spreading more rapidly. The move comes amid reports that the Prime Minister is set to announce a new Tier 4, with tighter restrictions for London and the South East, while cutting back on the planned relaxation of the rules over Christmas. The chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Whitty said the UK had now informed the World Health Organisation that it ...

But stressed there is nothing to suggest it is more deadly or resistant to vaccine Cases are soaring in South East – with Kent seeing 1,709 positive tests yesterday A SAGE expert has called the emergence of a new mutant strain of coronavirus that has forced the cancellations of Christmas as the ‘worst moment of the pandemic’ – as it was revealed the variant is 70 per cent more infectious than others.  British epidemiologist John Edmunds said today that as far as he’s concerned ‘thi...