Dec 22, 2020
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That’s what viruses do and our nation did well to spot the mutation and alert others so quickly. The fall out from that, of course, is profound.
As the virus finds new ways to infect people, so more stringent measures are required to mitigate against its spread. Most NHS trusts are at 90 per cent occupancy as we head into the busy period of winter. Operations and routine treatments are being cancelled and the situation at Dover, where trucks are unable to leave, is alarming.
European hauliers will undoubtedly decide against sending workers to the UK with supplies, lest their drivers become stranded. We are isolated from Europe at the worst possible moment.
Dec 22, 2020
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Image of a coronavirus
That’s what viruses do and our nation did well to spot the mutation and alert others so quickly. The fall out from that, of course, is profound.
As the virus finds new ways to infect people, so more stringent measures are required to mitigate against its spread. Most NHS trusts are at 90 per cent occupancy as we head into the busy period of winter. Operations and routine treatments are being cancelled and the situation at Dover, where trucks are unable to leave, is alarming.
European hauliers will undoubtedly decide against sending workers to the UK with supplies, lest their drivers become stranded. We are isolated from Europe at the worst possible moment.
Britain’s biggest port stopped all traffic heading to Europe and food supplies into the nation face major disruption after the discovery of a new variant of the Covid-19 virus prompted its nearest neighbors to limit travel links with the U.K.
The crisis prompted Boris Johnson to convene a meeting of the government’s emergency committee on Monday in a bid to keep goods flowing. The concern is focused on links with France, which suspended inbound travel from the U.K., including freight, for 48 hours starting midnight Sunday.
And with Britain yet to agree on its future trade relationship with the European Union before the Dec. 31 deadline, industry groups sounded the alarm roads have already been been clogged on both sides of the Channel for days. One freight transport group urged shoppers to avoid panic buying, while the Food and Drink Federation warned of the potential for serious disruption to fresh food supplies over the Christmas holidays.
new strain of coronavirus . This seems to be accelerating the
expansion of COVID-19 in England, since it represents about
60% of the cases detected in London in recent weeks.
The newly detected variant is called VUI 202012/01 , a name derived from Variant Under Investigation and comprises several mutations. According to the first evaluations, it has a higher level of contagion.
Yesterday, Saturday, the
Twitter that it is in close contact with the
UK health authorities. The agency indicated that it will inform the member states and the public as we learn more about the characteristics of this variant of the virus and any implications .