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Everything you need to know about the new Covid-19 variant. (PA) Plans to loosen Covid-19 restrictions over Christmas were axed this weekend as Boris Johnson warned a new strain of the virus is spreading rapidly in parts of the UK.  Last week Health Secretary Matt Hancock addressed MPs in the House of Commons saying that the new strain of the virus was a probable cause of coronavirus spreading faster in parts of the UK.  Although it is believed the new strain can spread more rapidly, at this stage there is no reason the believe it is more dangerous or that it will damage the effectiv...

Boris Johnson, the prime minister, and his chief scientific advisors said that the new variant could increase transmission of COVID-19 by as much as 70% and increase the R or reproduction number by 0.4%. (Pixabay photo) A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, is thought to be driving increased transmission of the disease in parts of the UK. The government has placed some regions including London under new, stricter coronavirus restrictions, known as Tier 4. People in Tier 4 areas will not be able to gather with anyone outside their household for Christmas, while those in...

Everything you need to know about the new Covid-19 variant. (PA) Plans to loosen Covid-19 restrictions over Christmas were axed this weekend as Boris Johnson warned a new strain of the virus is spreading rapidly in parts of the UK.  Last week Health Secretary Matt Hancock addressed MPs in the House of Commons saying that the new strain of the virus was a probable cause of coronavirus spreading faster in parts of the UK.  Although it is believed the new strain can spread more rapidly, at this stage there is no reason the believe it is more dangerous or that it will damage the effectiv...

Everything you need to know about the new Covid-19 variant. (PA) Plans to loosen Covid-19 restrictions over Christmas were axed this weekend as Boris Johnson warned a new strain of the virus is spreading rapidly in parts of the UK.  Last week Health Secretary Matt Hancock addressed MPs in the House of Commons saying that the new strain of the virus was a probable cause of coronavirus spreading faster in parts of the UK.  Although it is believed the new strain can spread more rapidly, at this stage there is no reason the believe it is more dangerous or that it will damage the effectiv...

Everything you need to know about the new Covid-19 variant. (PA) Plans to loosen Covid-19 restrictions over Christmas were axed this weekend as Boris Johnson warned a new strain of the virus is spreading rapidly in parts of the UK.  Last week Health Secretary Matt Hancock addressed MPs in the House of Commons saying that the new strain of the virus was a probable cause of coronavirus spreading faster in parts of the UK.  Although it is believed the new strain can spread more rapidly, at this stage there is no reason the believe it is more dangerous or that it will damage the effectiv...