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3 month-long lockdown, not COVID-19 vaccines behind drop in deaths: Boris Johnson
The United Kingdom launched its inoculation drive in December and has already offered a first shot to all over-50s, the clinically vulnerable and health workers
Reuters | April 15, 2021 | Updated 09:51 IST
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Tuesday that the rapid drop in Covid-19 deaths was largely down to a three-month lockdown, not the vaccination programme, and that cases would rise once again as restrictions ease.
The United Kingdom launched its inoculation drive in December and has already offered a first shot to all over-50s, the clinically vulnerable and health workers. The country is behind only Israel in the proportion of its population to have received at least one dose.
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Lockdown easing could be reversed as South African Covid variant dubbed very concerning
Lockdown restrictions could go on longer than planned amid growing fears of an explosion in the South African Covid variant which has sparked emergency testing in south London
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Lockdown easing could be REVERSED if ‘concerning’ cluster of South African variant spreads, experts warn
14 Apr 2021, 9:35
Updated: 14 Apr 2021, 12:52
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THE EASING of lockdown could be put into reverse due to the “very concerning” South African variant, scientists say.
A large cluster of the strain has been reported in London, where residents have been urged to get a test immediately.
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Lockdown could be reversed if the cluster of Covid cases caused by the South African variant spreads out of London, scientists say. Pictured: Outdoor dining in Soho, April 13Credit: Avalon.red
Prof Peter Openshaw, a member of a Sage group - the Covid-19 clinical information network - told BBC2 s Newsnight: A lot of we scientists are very concerned about what s happening at the moment.