UK Govt Scientists Hold Emergency Meeting Amidst Indian Variant Spread
13 May 2021 A Cabinet minister confirmed the government’s team of scientific advisors is holding an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the Indian variant of the Chinese coronavirus, with the prime minister saying there was “increasing concern” of its spread in the UK. On Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the next phase of unlocking from restrictions was on track, the same day figures revealing England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland had seen no daily deaths from the Chinese virus for the first time since July 2020. However, days later, he said there was rising c...